I will join you. I will bring the drink fixings

Brought back memories for me though. When I was a Little kid, my father had one of these label makers. His was red. I soooo wanted to test it but was never allowed, because the tape for it was „too expensive to play“...
In retrospect: I just realized that my strange attachment to office supplies seems to have started then.

Parenting can feel like a thankless job. You do have to put your wants and needs to the side. You have a dependent human life that requires your attention. How many of us are trying to balance working full time from home and having a kid at doing virtual school at the same time? Jen has no clue. Her life is easy, but I don't envy it one bit.

Side note my sons made me cry a couple weeks ago. They are in a special needs small group at our church and meet once a week through Zoom. During a round table discussion to talk about heroes in the community, the kids all started saying who their favorite hero was. Some said doctors, nurses, etc. Both my boys said I was their hero. I was in the other room and heard it and immediately started crying.

Hey Jen-

My big strong husband is currently sobbing at his dying father's bedside at the hospital.

That's is tough. Signing papers and having to rearrange your ME time is NOT.

You selfish worthless cow

It makes me sad too. I don't even send my 4 yo to preschool AT ALL! I figured it would be a waste this year with covid. Plus, I want as much time with her as possible before she goes to Kindergarten all day next year. Cannot even think of it without crying.

At the moment I prefer to keep a little distance from her. She’s either incredibly boring or incredibly stupid. The last one makes me aggressive. So I prefer to just pop in here randomly, check “on my girls” and get the compact version from you.

So CC is in school full time now? I hate her for that alone already. Although it’s probably best for Charlotte, how can Jen justify calling herself a single MOM when all she does is trying to get rid of her kids as much as possible? All she does is working out all day, using the kids as props for her “content” in the five minutes she sees them. Tell me again why she doesn’t have time to get her house ready or her bunions fixed?
I don’t like to say that about anyone, but Jen is one of the most useless people in this world...

Aww I wish I was still just a few miles away so I could come by and entertain those sweet babies for a while and you could take a nap and start the day again

Has she ever taken a spin class? That is a big investment for something she has zero experience with.

I just bought an exercise bike for a whopping $100
Not sturdy enough for spin, but I prefer to use it while reading or to warm up before a run. I lurve it. Would’ve saved a ton of money on gym memberships if I’d bought one sooner.

ITA.

I flat out pulled my youngest out of preschool for this year. Remote preschool seemed like a waste and social distanced preschool sounded sad. I am thrilled to have her home with me!

What is her upload time? I can't remember if it's 11 or 12... I just found out I'm pregnant this week and I need my midday nap but I'll stay up for some riveting content

I wonder how Jen will feel/react when The Mop dies? Will she feel true pain?

We lost one of our kitties 2 weeks ago and we are devastated. We don’t need to post shitquotes about it to prove we have have feelings. We are heartbroken.

Fuck off with your shitquotes, sunrises and sunsets, Jen.

Yup, I don't think he was saying that we're meant to keep thinking we're just great all the time *as we grow up*. Jen missed that memo.

Thank you for the kind thoughts and well-wishes everyone!

We truly are fine for the moment. The fires are scary and the winds are picking up, but our side of town received its mandatory evacuation notice out of abundance of caution (at least for now). There was a small fire that had to be put out about a mile away from our house, but it's completely out. It looks like the firefighters are *really* on top of any small fires that embers from the big ones may start. And of course they're doing all they can to contain the big blaze. Some of the fires are merging and the nearby state park (beautiful redwoods!) may be in a lot of trouble. A few people in the area have already lost their homes.

And we're very fortunate in that we could just pick up and drop into a good hotel nearby (not Trumpy level of good–but that's just fine with us) and not worry too much about the bill or having to drop some money on necessities we didn't pack. So... yeah. It's good to be reminded of what's important.

PSA: If you live in an area where you might need to evacuate on a short notice (hello, fellow Californians), please remember to update your kit with COVID-era necessities: hand sanitizer, extra masks and filters, N95s for smoke if you have them and your emergencies could involve smoke.

I think most Bakers know this, but my mother died somewhat unexpectedly when I was 6 months pregnant with my son
I never got to see her be a Grandmom
She would've been amazing
But we had a troubled relationship - starting from when I was a teenager
I know mothers and daughters often do - it's something I'm hyper aware of with my own daughters

My husband says his Mom is so much different with our kids than she was with him, which is interesting that other people seem to have similar experiences

OMG, I am having a morning...

Woke at 4:30 am to get my workout in and get dressed. Got my 3 kids up and ready for virtual school and onto their Zoom calls. Started a new job as a social media manager for a staging business last Friday and was in the middle of working and in the zone when all of this happened AT THE SAME TIME: our movers showed up to clear out some furniture before our actual move, I got a work call, my son's Zoom call crashed, my daughter needed help with a worksheet, and my youngest had a massive diarrhea explosion and I had to give her a bath. Then my Costco order came from Instacart, and they left it right in front of the doorway blocking the movers. Meanwhile, my husband is sitting there asking if I can Venmo the movers.

I want wine...or Jen to do something other than post shit quotes!

Hi Bakers! Another lurker here coming out of the shadows. I figured since Jen hasn't been giving us a lot lately, now would be a good time to say hi and tell you how much laughter and joy you all have been bringing me!

I sincerely tried to keep up with the threads but they just fly and after #plategate, I confess I gave up!

I've been rewatching old myhousewifelife vlogs and seeing how she has littered them up with ads now made me roll my eyes and finally create an account.

I probably wont post too much since I'm often out of the loop but now I can at least like the older comments that make me literally laugh out loud! Ok, back to part 169 I go!

Great news, Bakers!
My COVID test was negative!
Break out the Hendricks, it’s martini time!
-DKR II

I just imagined Jen explaining to Michelle why life was so difficult for her as a struggling, vegan, single mama after divorcing her non-vegan cash cow