Finally Friday: ‘ZeroGrand’ Perforated Wingtip

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Cole Haan Men\'s Zerogrand Wingtip Oxford

If you haven’t tried this wingtip from Cole Haan, you should know that it’s ridiculously light — it’s perfect for running around with your kids on the weekend. We’re featuring the ironstone suede, and it also comes in black/white, black, orange, and port. It’s available in three widths in sizes 5-11 for $200-$250 at Nordstrom. Cole Haan ‘ZeroGrand’ Perforated Wingtip At Amazon, there are several colors in a wide range of prices, and if you happen to wear a size 5 or 7.5, check out the blue and off-white pairs on clearance at Lord & Taylor. (L-all)

Sales of note for 9.10.24

(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)

Kid/Family Sales

  • Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
  • Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
  • J.Crew Crewcuts Extra 30% off sale styles
  • Old Navy – 40% off everything
  • Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs

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A family in my town is going through every parents worse nightmare. Their two year old daughter climbed out of her crib and snuck out their back door last night. They think this happened around 3:30 am and police still have not found her yet. It’s also winter here. Prayers that she is found safe.

[Ed. note: This link was deleted because it was broken, sorry!]

Is there some kind of polite way of shutting down well-meaning people who constantly ask when you’re going to have another kid? I’ve used “it’s not looking likely” which made one lady think I was having problems TTC. Which is fine, I suppose. I don’t really want to get into it with people about how only children are so sad/selfish/how I’m depriving my child of a sibling, etc. We’re really done and DH is getting a vasectomy next month. Would it be awfully rude or dishonest to say “we aren’t able to have more children” after my husband’s surgery?

Does anyone have any thoughts on the reliability of an au pair? We currently have two in FT daycare, but are thinking of switching to an au pair next year to give both kids more downtime at home. The 4 yo would attend preschool in the mornings, but the 1 yo would be with the au pair FT. My biggest qualm is the possibility that we’d end up with spotty coverage. Any good or bad experiences?

For anyone who has breasfted and left their baby for more than 24 hours, how did you determine how much milk he should consume? We’re going to be gone for four nights when he is 8 mo old (in about a month). He’s eating some solids, though we’re doing BLW so it’s really at the “just for fun” stage. Though he’ll be staying with his grandparents, who really love to give him solids, so…

I would appreciate any tips on calculating what to leave. I have built up a freezer stash for this purpose but the milk is so darn precious I want to make sure his gps know an estimated amount he’ll need. I know the average seems to be around 25-30 a day, and he typically does 9-10 oz when I’m at work. He usually does 8 feedings a day, but I really don’t think he eats 4 oz at each feeding from me. He’s also still waking up a lot at night and eating so I know he is snacking then. Any suggestions?

I loved the earlier conversations about household help. It inspired me to make a list of what I’d want my imaginary daily housekeeper to do :-P (and also made me realize how much I really do when I get home every day).
I was even nice and included some of my husband’s tasks! (loading/emptying the dishwasher, putting away groceries. In this imaginary world the groceries are delivered- he doesn’t even have to go get them!) Isn’t that big of me? Someone should really tell him what a great wife he has :-P

Altho belly bands have been kind of panned on here, I tried one because my jeans are super tight (15 weeks). I think it works great, and as for the pulling up and down to go the bathroom every five minutes – I just pull the band up to my waist and pull my pants down (rather than trying to keep the band/jean combo together somehow). I don’t think it adds any annoyance to my excessive bathroom breaks.

just in case anyone was curious!

What information do you gather (and from where?) to make an informed decision about public school? We’re relocating this summer and my son is still only 2, so we’d be a few years away from actually enrolling. I just don’t know where or how to get real data about the schools, and does the overall district matter? I anticipate buying a house in a racially and economically diverse area; if we bought out in the cul-du-sac land of planned neighborhoods I feel sure there’s enough property tax to support good schools, but also far less diversity on all measures. What helps inform this decision?

Ok, so after my snarky comment up above about not enjoying being a parent as much as I expected, here’s a question – I accidentally stumbled on a bunch of videos from 2 years ago in my Amazon account, and found myself just crying as I was watching them. Ever wish you could have a redo of some portion of your child’s life? It’s probably the only reason I would even humor having a second kid – to have the perspective and maybe the coparent support to enjoy the baby years more.