https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 29 May 2026 22:55:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-164929 Mon, 21 May 2012 21:59:32 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 164929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got temporary stick on blackouts. They are fabulous! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163691 Sun, 20 May 2012 03:07:06 +0000 808love 163691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I made our blackout curtains from fabric with blackout material on the back. Just fold over and sew...worked well. Today was so much fun. Morning Gymboree- free preview class -music/play/gym, a long nap, and then a 7 kid playdate with dinner. As DD crashed out, Hubby and I had some much needed alone time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163658 Sat, 19 May 2012 22:39:12 +0000 Ms.SK 163658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ Mrs. Bee and Mrs. Jacks<br /> Here is the link on the Home Depot site. This is for 4 blinds but i bought them 1 at a time in the store and they were cheaper. We have them up in 4 windows for over a year with no problems or fading. They are super simple to install as I said- u need a ladder and a pair if scissors. I did them with my Mom and it was easier with 2 people. </p> <p><a href="http://homedepot.digby.com/homedepot/product/detail.do?itemId=202617393&#038;categoryId=&#038;path=" rel="nofollow">http://homedepot.digby.com/homedepot/product/detail.do?itemId=202617393&#038;categoryId=&#038;path=</a></p> <p>Let me know how it goes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163650 Sat, 19 May 2012 22:26:50 +0000 Ms.SK 163650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ mrs. Bee and mrs. Jacks I can send a picture tomorrow but I don't know how to post it. Let me see what I can do. Mrs. Jacks, no rod is needed they mount with tape that is about 3/4 inch wide. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163579 Sat, 19 May 2012 20:51:23 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 163579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: I wanna see a picture of that window!</p> <p>Ours are tricky because they are 100 year old, swing in hinged windows. Each "pane" is made up of over 50 diamonds and triangles of glass. The headroom is minimal to even put up a rod. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163569 Sat, 19 May 2012 20:46:07 +0000 Mrs. Bee 163569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ms.SK: gonna have to check that out! </p> <p>we had black out blinds at our previous apt, but they were expensive. now we have garbage bags taped up as a temp fix because i just moved olive's bed next to the huge floor to ceiling windows. that sounds like a good affordable solution because I still want to use those windows! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163519 Sat, 19 May 2012 19:26:00 +0000 lilteacherbee 163519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to a friend's baby shower today, which was fun. Then I stopped by my parents' house to see my sister's new puppy and he is absolutely adorable! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163501 Sat, 19 May 2012 18:23:31 +0000 mediagirl 163501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PBandBaseball: ah she's fine, thanks for asking. :-) just her annual and a months supply of doggy prozak. We need a prescription plan for our pooches. Haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163493 Sat, 19 May 2012 17:56:28 +0000 Minnie_Girl 163493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got up at 4 and spent 10 hours driving home from South Carolina. Now DH is making dinner on the grill! Ahhhhh. Time to relax. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163490 Sat, 19 May 2012 17:53:25 +0000 PBandBaseball 163490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: I hope that your dog is okay!</p> <p>I went to a baby shower (always fun when you're TTC). Now I'm just hanging out and doing some laundry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163478 Sat, 19 May 2012 17:30:13 +0000 lemondrop 163478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Breakfast, swim lessons, and watching the Preakness. One of those rare Saturdays that my husband doesn't have to work!</p> <p>Other than that just cleaning the house and finishing projects before my IL's come into town next week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163475 Sat, 19 May 2012 17:20:31 +0000 Lindsay05 163475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just finished potting some flowers and tomorrow will be putting in the garden :) not bad for 38 weeks pregnant! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163467 Sat, 19 May 2012 16:46:59 +0000 chrispygal 163467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went into Boston for a chocolate making class. It was very interesting and we learned some good techniques, but I ended up getting an upset stomach from all the chocolate. lol. It was scheduled over lunch time so all I wanted was real food. It was a fun day though, and now I'm going to relax while DH heads off to a bachelor party. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163463 Sat, 19 May 2012 16:36:00 +0000 cyneswith 163463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Packing and cleaning and moving! My parents will be here tomorrow to help move furniture - they're actually driving to the east coast from Missouri! Excited to see them, anxious to have both the house and apartment nice, trying not to wear myself down too much by trying to do everything NOW. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163461 Sat, 19 May 2012 16:25:27 +0000 yoursilverlining 163461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to the farmers market and a couple of speciality grocery stores and did other shopping while my husband and his friend/one of our LO's godfathers installed new hardwood floors in the nursery! I totally got the better end of the deal, it's about 75 here and they've been working like dogs all day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163450 Sat, 19 May 2012 15:51:18 +0000 mediagirl 163450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Took the dog to the vet ($280 later...) and made a ton of pasta sauce to freeze in single serve portions so I can have it when I'm on maternity leave and need something warm and quick.. My husband worked outside all afternoon and I spent some time outside with him ...him working, me sitting on my favorite chair. :) </p> <p>Tonight, we're watching the Preakness, then the Orioles are on Fox, so we'll be watching that, as well. We're doing burgers and dogs for dinner and then we're digging a hole to make a fire to make S'mores later. Yay! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163415 Sat, 19 May 2012 13:14:35 +0000 eeh 163415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just lounging for now. I woke up about 4:45 when my husband got called to work and I had to get up and finish some paperwork for him to drop off with our realtor on his way home then I couldn't fall back asleep. Got up and was in a blah kind of mood so I've been vegging after taking a 2 hour nap. Just finished taco bell for lunch then this evening I might go to a dance recital with my mom while my husband's at a skeet shooting/bonfire/bachelor party for a friend. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163392 Sat, 19 May 2012 11:50:18 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 163392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're going to go to an art festival downtown and hopefully a movie too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163390 Sat, 19 May 2012 11:46:42 +0000 pregnantbee 163390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Am having a maternity photo shoot today, which should be fun! I've had a bad cold for a week, though, so I don't feel all that great. Will have to pretend all is well :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163389 Sat, 19 May 2012 11:46:00 +0000 pregnantbee 163389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Oceanis723: My friend's son is obsessed with garbage trucks! So much so that he and his mom followed one around the neighborhood the other day. And the same friend just had her daughter (2nd child) this week, and her son's present at the hospital was a toy garbage truck :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163388 Sat, 19 May 2012 11:38:04 +0000 His Barista 163388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmmm. Pedicure. Walk with the baby and then work. Right after work I get to do bed time for DD. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163385 Sat, 19 May 2012 11:27:29 +0000 chopsuey 163385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Flew to va! :) rehearsal dinner and wedding tomorrow! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163361 Sat, 19 May 2012 10:46:27 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 163361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ms.SK: Oooh awesome tip! We need something that's kind of low tech because of the way our windows are. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163358 Sat, 19 May 2012 10:29:29 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 163358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Going to the market to get produce! Then probably to the pool in the afternoon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163355 Sat, 19 May 2012 10:14:54 +0000 Ms.SK 163355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. Jacks home depot has these great black "mini blinds" made from paper. There is a sticker at the top to mount them and you size them to the window with a pair of scissors. They aren't attractive but ours hang behind our blinds so you can't see them. Also, they have clips to keep them open but you do that by hand (no mini blind string which I think is safer with kids anyway). They cost about $4 a window, which is really cheap and they work really well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163352 Sat, 19 May 2012 10:06:42 +0000 Mrs. Train 163352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know it sounds silly but we are going to the sanitation departments open house. They have demo trash trucks for kids to see. My boys love trash trucks!!! So that's what we are doing after I finish tutoring my student. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163350 Sat, 19 May 2012 10:03:12 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 163350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: A great solution!</p> <p>We have an amazing view of the Wasatch Mountains though and I want to be able to access that as soon as we wake up and all other times except for naps and night :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163323 Sat, 19 May 2012 08:52:37 +0000 mrbee 163323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Our blackout curtains are black trash bags that we taped to the windows! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163322 Sat, 19 May 2012 08:52:35 +0000 MamaMoose 163322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Yoyo: oh yay!! How nice to have another TN Bee!! We'll have to schedule a meet up somewhere! Hubs and I try to get out to Gatlinburg for weekends away and we go right through Knoxville. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-up-to-today#post-163319 Sat, 19 May 2012 08:42:43 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 163319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a horrible night's sleep. Mr. J is running a race this morning so I did all the nighttime wake ups. I've been up since 3 :( </p> <p>BUT, we made a commitment to friends to go to something called the Living Traditions festival of multicultural arts, foods, dance etc. Should be fun!</p> <p>I also want to make black out curtains for the bedroom today if I have time! </p>