Marie in Oh Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 well, except for this yucky rasberry, artificial tasting stuff that I got for a gift. What would you do? The local shop is about a mile away, so round trip it would take 10 minutes. 1. Leave the oldest two sleeping, pack up the youngest 4 and go get some now. 2. Wait til oldest 2 are up, pack them all up and get some then. 3. Wait til we go out later this morning and get some when running errands. 4. Drink the rasberry stuff. At least it has caffine in it. 5. Other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PariSarah Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 . . . and threaten them within an inch of their life to keep everyone alive until you got back, and make the 10 minute round trip. I was in your shoes once--minus four kids, of course. The raspberry stuff wasn't as horrible as it sounds. It was bad. Real bad. But it was adequate enough to get me through breakfast, after which I could take the whole famn damily out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongo Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 . . . and threaten them within an inch of their life to keep everyone alive until you got back, and make the 10 minute round trip. :lol::lol:, I would agree, thanks for the laugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaid Dad Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 I'd either try to borrow some decent coffee from a neighbor, or find some other source of caffeine in the house (tea? soda?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie in AR Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 well, except for this yucky rasberry, artificial tasting stuff that I got for a gift. What would you do? The local shop is about a mile away, so round trip it would take 10 minutes. 1. Leave the oldest two sleeping, pack up the youngest 4 and go get some now. 2. Wait til oldest 2 are up, pack them all up and get some then. 3. Wait til we go out later this morning and get some when running errands. 4. Drink the rasberry stuff. At least it has caffine in it. 5. Other I would do number 4 and then number 3. I don't typically wake sleeping children. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Curl up and die? No, I'd wait until morning. If I got a caffeine headache, I'd take two Ecedrin. What did you end up doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camy-7 boybarians 1 lady Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 I would make sure to never let this happen again (LOL). This is definitely a "live and learn" moment in your repetoire. Blessings, Camy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melora in NC Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 4. than 3. This happened at our house a couple times. Now when I go to the grocery store I keep in mind my dh's motto: "We Always need coffee!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Lynx Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 . . . and threaten them within an inch of their life to keep everyone alive until you got back, and make the 10 minute round trip. I was in your shoes once--minus four kids, of course. The raspberry stuff wasn't as horrible as it sounds. It was bad. Real bad. But it was adequate enough to get me through breakfast, after which I could take the whole famn damily out. Yup. That's what I'd do. Right now, I'm staring at my Toddy. It needs to sit for another hour. Another. Hour. Yesterday I had none, but DH was home. I woke him up and made him go to Starbuck's for me :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguirre Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 If you have tea (real tea, with caffeine) make yourself a strong cup and get the coffee later. Chocolate's also good in a pinch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 First, I'd cry. If the younger four are awake, I'd do number 1. If they are all sleeping, I'd do number 4 and then 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 nt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 I would do number 4 and then number 3. I don't typically wake sleeping children. ;) Me too. I'm also into conserving trips out for gas. However, if there were no caffeine in the house I might be tempted to leave them all and go get some! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Me Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 I would run, not walk, to my oldest child's room and give them whatever it took to get them to wake up and watch the youngers...car, new puppy, game system, whatever. I would then sprint to the closest coffee shop or grocery store and fuel up! :willy_nilly: I am just kidding - sort of! I really like my coffee in the morning, so it would probably be worth it to me to load the kids up. That is provided you can do this and stay calm, since you haven't had your morning dose of caffeine! Too bad there is not a coffee delivery company. Sort of like Pizza Hut or Dominoes. They could call it Cappuchin-O's or Go-Go Juice To You...I'm just sayin'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 I don't know what you ended up doing (resisted peeking), but if possible, I would mix a bit of instant hot chocolate with the raspberry coffee in a mad attempt to make something palatable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLHCO Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Stick in a movie-a-thon for the kids then go to my bed and curl up to sleep until someone big with car keys can come rescue me with coffee and an IV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 You won't like my answer, Marie;), but I'd say skip coffee today and wean yourself so missing a cuppa joe in the a.m. isn't a big deal. Curse me! And here I am, in the latte capital of the world.:D I do love good coffee, but I don't drink it every single morning, and I don't drink caffeinated. There have been times in my life when I spent way too much on daily lattes but I don't wanna go there again. Except on vacation.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticamethyst Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 write a note on the white board went to get coffee BRB:auto: go get Starbucks with the wee one's in tow. But the raspberry isn't as bad as one would think. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 In hopes of avoiding this crisis again...keep a small stash of coffee elsewhere in the house. Actually, I don't drink coffee except socially, so I don't know how it would store for the long term. My addiction was to Dr Pepper. (Can we have a moment of silence, please?) I used to keep a couple of emergency cans in my closet, behind several layers of stuff. If one of the gol-durned teenaged whippersnappers who lived in my house got the LAST can of DP from the fridge, then I didn't go into a raging caffeine withdrawal because of my secret stash. But, like Colleen, I'm caffeine free now. I only drink coffee at a meeting on Monday mornings or an rare DP from Sonic on random Saturdays. F R E E D O M! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PariSarah Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 You won't like my answer, Marie;), but I'd say skip coffee today and wean yourself so missing a cuppa joe in the a.m. isn't a big deal. I'm on decaf, and I still have a strict "do not talk to mama before her coffee" rule. :tongue_smilie::tongue_smilie::tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue G in PA Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Stay in bed. You don't want to be around me if I don't have my am coffee. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie in Oh Posted July 21, 2008 Author Share Posted July 21, 2008 You won't like my answer, Marie;), but I'd say skip coffee today and wean yourself so missing a cuppa joe in the a.m. isn't a big deal. Curse me! And here I am, in the latte capital of the world.:D I do love good coffee, but I don't drink it every single morning, and I don't drink caffeinated. There have been times in my life when I spent way too much on daily lattes but I don't wanna go there again. Except on vacation.:) And actually it is day two becasue we ran out on Saturday-- we had missionaries on furlough staying with us and they are major coffee drinkers. Anyway, I contemplated all morning if I should just leave for a few minutes, but kids are all out of sorts with company all weekend, and I just didn't have it in me to load them all up. So, I am surviving. I used to be much more of a recreational coffee drinker, but this pregnany is sending me over to the addiction side, so maybe this is a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doran Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 And actually it is day two becasue we ran out on Saturday-- we had missionaries on furlough staying with us and they are major coffee drinkers. Anyway, I contemplated all morning if I should just leave for a few minutes, but kids are all out of sorts with company all weekend, and I just didn't have it in me to load them all up. So, I am surviving. I used to be much more of a recreational coffee drinker, but this pregnany is sending me over to the addiction side, so maybe this is a good thing. In my experience, the "withdrawl" from caffeine is most difficult for three days. After that? Meh...not so bad. If I were you, especially with the addictive tendency going on while pregnant, I'd buy decaf -- good decaf -- when you do buy some and come down off that coffee trip. I switched to decaf 14 years ago when I was pregnant with our first. Haven't ever gone back. Hubby was totally addicted and gave it up cold turkey back in late winter during the course of a nasty virus. It can be done!! :D The "rest" of my reply would have been almost verbatim what Colleen wrote. Don't you love hearing from people like us(don't answer that)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristavws Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Ugh...just reading the title of this thread made me shudder. It is also precisely why I keep at least a 4-6 month supply of coffee in the house at all times! I personally would have to load everyone up and head to the store, but I do not function well in the morning until I have had coffee. Krista Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PariSarah Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 I switched to decaf 14 years ago when I was pregnant with our first. Haven't ever gone back. Hubby was totally addicted and gave it up cold turkey back in late winter during the course of a nasty virus. It can be done!! :D Well, not exactly. I gave up caffeine right before getting pregnant with Theo, because of the heart palpitations, shakes, and stomach pains. And then a few weeks later, Stephen came down with the world's awfullest stomach bug. After a solid week of no food or, obviously, caffeine, he figured he was "off" the stuff and didn't need to get back on. And all the withdrawal symptoms were masked by the virus, "lucky" him! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julpost Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 If you have tea (real tea, with caffeine) make yourself a strong cup and get the coffee later. Chocolate's also good in a pinch. :iagree: That's what I was going to say....find some chocolate and make some iced tea. I've been trying to keep a pitcher of iced tea on hand in the fridge....wonderful when it's hot outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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