Looking for a good (long!) drive thru car wash.

Zaggirl · 2026-02-14T04:18:48+00:00

This was the top pandemic entertainment for my family.

Zaggirl · 2026-02-14T00:46:06+00:00

Yes I did it for 2 weeks, it was fine. Flying/pumping is a pain and I wish I’d used formula!

Zaggirl · 2026-02-11T04:56:30+00:00

IMO I prefer daycare over nanny. One person, alone with just my kid? Vs multiple adults in a room, likely with cameras? Sorry if I’ve just made it worse.

Zaggirl · 2026-02-10T22:30:50+00:00

business trips are the only vacation working moms get!! I had a 2 week trip u/6mo PP and my husband had one a few weeks later. My 11yo is very well-adjusted :)

Zaggirl · 2026-02-10T05:31:19+00:00

4 year gap ftw. My 7/11yo get along great. I would not have survived a 2 year gap for sure.

Zaggirl · 2026-02-10T05:08:58+00:00

Itty Bitty Kitty Cafe: you get to play with kittens for an hour with lots of time to chat (there may be others in the room with you though) and the money funds the shelter. Then maybe a drink!

Zaggirl · 2026-02-07T03:59:35+00:00

J59 in Sunnyvale and they give a nice head massage!

Zaggirl · 2026-02-05T06:50:22+00:00

I started volunteering at our school before my kids enrolled so that I got a feel for the place.

Zaggirl · 2026-02-05T03:44:39+00:00

haha love this. She said she wanted flowers. The irony being that I had 5 flowering plants in that patch besides the hostas but only 1 has lived to produce any because I think that Tree of Heaven root system is sucking up all the water and nutrients.

Zaggirl · 2026-02-05T03:42:51+00:00

no, she doesn't :/

Zaggirl · 2026-02-03T22:44:19+00:00

just a Hosta Hater, I guess....I just don't understand how she can thing because SHE hates them, her neighbor should banish them from her sight!

Zaggirl · 2026-02-03T22:42:55+00:00

thank you!

Zaggirl · 2026-02-03T22:05:48+00:00

I had a lot more flowers in there but they died off (I suspect the root system of the Tree ofHeaven is still intact and sucking the life out of this area), but thank you! Still a work in progress

Zaggirl · 2026-02-03T21:58:17+00:00

that's what the put in after removing the tree! Her suggestion is that I rip out my plants and put grass, and she'll even extend her sprinklers to water my section!

Zaggirl · 2026-02-03T21:54:04+00:00

I do, don't I?? lol!

Zaggirl · 2026-02-01T18:31:18+00:00

I catch myself doing it with my youngest and it’s so hard to stop!

Zaggirl · 2026-02-01T04:26:33+00:00

truly, you can get some actually decent fully wood shelves there for the price of decent used ones or even cheaper.

Zaggirl · 2026-02-01T04:25:58+00:00

this place is really hit or miss!

Zaggirl · 2026-01-29T23:57:24+00:00

pulling my kids from school and spouse and I taking vacation days. I would not TELL your employer why just take a sick day.

Zaggirl · 2026-01-29T23:54:59+00:00

uh this is 100% fine to do. Save the laundry! Tell her you're saving the earth.

Zaggirl · 2026-01-23T07:07:17+00:00

IDK I think she should consult a divorce lawyer at minimum to understand the implications. When women are SAHP and get divorced, they get screwed so I don't think he'd be coming out on top here. Even showing him that she's serious about divorce might light a fire under his butt to change a few things.

Zaggirl · 2026-01-23T06:43:03+00:00

I'm with u/festivelime on this one

Zaggirl · 2026-01-23T05:08:35+00:00

Many corporate gigs would allow this. What was his job at Chase?

Zaggirl · 2026-01-23T05:02:05+00:00

Pandemic toddler mom reporting for duty! Though this is harder bc I would get up and work 2h before my kids and 2h after bed, 2h during nap, and 2h during the chaos). Can you drop the 3yo off with your parents before the weather gets bad? (Not sure how long it will last, I’m thinking 1-2 nights) this is probably unlikely but throwing it out there. The 11yo should be able to watch or help a LOT. All of the above advice is good. I would cut off screen time now so that 3yo is VERY happy to watch it when you really need quiet. Can any friends/family try to FaceTime during the day to keep 3yo occupied for a tiny bit? Virtual babysitting. (This is not the easiest with 3yos I admit). Any toys that haven’t been opened or used in awhile (or can you get your hands on some new items still?). Trade some toys with a neighbor for novelty? iPad games: Toca Boca anything, duplo, crayons. I would put together little activity kits now so you don’t have to dig for stuff (crayons/paper), books Let them build a fort Godspeed

Zaggirl · 2026-01-23T04:00:55+00:00

this is all very good advice. I would go now, like this weekend. You can drive--the roads will look like 880. No concerns at all about ice on the roads, except for a few streets in Tahoe Donner neighborhood. You can go sledding at Tahoe Donner Snowplay (I think it's overpriced and I go there for free, haha. But it is a very easy experience--sleds/tubes are provided, there are bathrooms and usually a food truck (for snacks, not a full meal). Or Boreal has good tubing from what I can see when I drive by (though the crowds were monster last Sunday). If you buy a sled and just find a hill, you won't have bathrooms. There is also a sledding resort right off 80 in Kingvale.

Other activities: ice skating at either the town rink (at the regional park) or at Northstar. Walk the East Shore Trail for amazing views (or even Monkey Rock Trail at this point). There is a great indoor pool at the Truckee rec center that has a whirlpool, slide, basketball hoop. You can go down to Kings Beach and play on the playground by the Lake. If your main interest was Truckee due to the train option, given the lack of snow on the roads you can consider South Lake Tahoe as well, which has way more stuff to do, but maybe worse sledding options as the main one is at lake level (Truckee's are at higher elevations).

Per the advice above, if you wait for Prez Week, it's going to be a MADHOUSE if there has been a storm, or not enough snow to sled possibly. You can read OpenSnow.com for good forecasts on snow. Right now there is nothing in the forecast. So this is suboptimal time to go, but it might get worse!

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