I canNOT believe this... I had the most beautiful, touching, wonderful 1st post to this new thread and "POOF!" -- it's gone!

Maybe it's the cyber-world telling me it's time to get to bed... good night, my lovelies!!

Hi everyone...gotta go get ittl-bitty from school...thought I would say hi real quick! :biggrin:

Laura - we had our benefits meeting yesterday too. Our insurance went up a little bit, not too much. But yeah, family insurance is way high. Can you do just employee and child? For us it's cheaper that way.

I would love to be one of those people that were so good at grocery shopping and used coupons for everything. That requires such talent and organization. I go to the store, walk up and down the aisles and grab what I need. NOT GOOD.

Suzyt - I LOVE that dolly song. Jolene, jolene jolene jolene... don't take my man just because you can...

Haydee -- My brother said that they were considering the name and on his way home from work he heard the song on the radio and thought it was a sign. I think it was a sign that they should pick another name...everyone is going to sing her that song for the rest of her life.

Haydee- that wasn't an option, but I'm going to ask..

Michelle, to avoid kids puking in the car.. if they look sick or say anything out of the ordinary you THROW THEM OUT OF THE MOVING CAR.. duh.

Laura you might end up with a child like mine.....no matter where she was, when she puked it ALWAYS was in my purse! I swear she could have been spending the night elsewhere and it would have projectiled across town to my purse......and THIS child is now grown and has a serious purse "thing"....she loves them, she loves the NAME BRAND ones. Her closet shelves are filled with Bags.....

It isn't always the back seat of the car...

Then again, you are used to dealing with cat issues, and you will be AMAZED the things you would do for your child. The day you hold out your hand trying to catch what they are fixing to hurl, you get a new Mom badge! LOL

Kat

Our HR person said the individual + child is not available thru BCBS, she said that sounds like a government employee thing. :thumbup:

Oh any of you like TGIF? Got a coupon a customer fwded to me (email), you can buy 1 entree, get 2nd entree FREE. Valid till 3/1.. and you can reuse it (even says so on the coupon).. just print out more.

Anyway, thought you guys might want it, if you do e-mail me and I'll fwd it back to you!

That's where we're going tomorrow for lunch..

Laura -- we had BCBS (of NC, of course) and it had an option for individual + child(ren). I would have thought that all insurance companies would offer four options: indiv., indiv + spouse, indiv + kids, family.

BULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL oney!

I have BCBS...... we have 12 LEVELS of BCBS....

Employee

Employee plus children

Employee plus spouse

Family

x BASE, x Plus, x CDHP

It is your employer who is making the decision as to WHAT to carry and what to cover...

oh............... and

BECOME ONE WITH THE PUKE there grasshopper!

I hung a Yankee Candle car freshener on the little hook over her seat (I HATE hanging car fresheners, to me, nothing says "I'm a yokel" more than that!...

Sooooooo I'm guessing the Yankee Candle Citrus/Sage car freshener hangin in my car is screaming Northern Michigan Yokel, correct??? hmmmmmmmmmmmm

Attached is a picture of Kris and the Bobster. Guess which one is pregnant.

Edited February 12, 200917 yr by Teachlady

I was kinda thinking that too Judy (I hang a yankee candle air freshener too!!).

LOL @ that pic.. I thought Bob lost the belly, I don't remember seeing it in other pics???

What is a YOKEL???

And yes, my insurance carries all the different levels mentioned and we're a PPO through Cigna. ind, or ind + child, ind+spouse or family......

Does your company pick up any of the costs for the employees? Mine is based on a scale, depending on how long you've worked here is what percentage the company covers. We have a lady that works here and her husband works for us too and it's cheaper for them to each have their own insurance and then one of them carries the child than for one of them to carry the whole family.

. Yokel is a derogatory term referring to the stereotype of unsophisticated country people. Guess that means us, Laura!!

Sooooooo I'm guessing the Yankee Candle Citrus/Sage car freshener hangin in my car is screaming Nothern Michigan Yokel, correct??? hmmmmmmmmmmmm

Oh dear, Judy's a Northern Michigan Trucker-Mouthed Yokel Preacher's Wife!! & so's Laura! :thumbup:

Let's see, who else can I insult without meaning to? (You should see how good I am at it when I actually TRY!)

Sorry to anyone I may have offended w/that comment. But I will be honest. I find it tacky. Esp. when there's a car w/about 20 of the pine tree ones dangling together at once (I'm sure I just insulted someone else now, right?) It's more the having them hang from the rearview than anything else. When on occassion I have felt the urge to have one in my car (after hauling 3 wet, stinky soccer boys 3 hrs in my car), I hang them from a radio button or some such inconspicuous spot. Except for today... today it is hanging. So I'm a yokel, too! Hmmm... even this apology isn't coming off correctly... I am out of whack, it would seem. How's this: SORRY!!!

I will shut up on this subject now and try to play nicer tomorrow.

I was kinda thinking that too Judy (I hang a yankee candle air freshener too!!).

LOL @ that pic.. I thought Bob lost the belly, I don't remember seeing it in other pics???

The Bobster has lost 50# but never lost his belly.. just like me. The sweatshirt accentuates his belly.. I just laughed when I saw them standing next to each other so I made them pose for the pic. Kris is not effaced or dilated so no baby this week or probably next. But you never know. She weighs more now than I did when I had my surgery. She was not pleased to hear that!!! She's gained 30# so far.