I have no clue what to make for dinner. All of the no oven options I have left have been used already this week (hot dogs, Mac and cheese, etc). I fed the kids McDonald's for lunch. I really need to step up my food game.
A guy I went to school with was driving an ATV yesterday with a young boy and flipped the ATV and the boy was killed. Obviously I wasn't there or anything but this guy is a die-hard partier. He's a regular on "Party Down South" and his FB is nothing but pictures of him drinking and partying (he's 36, btw). Prior to the accident he posted bunches of pictures of them all drinking by the river. Now his FB is full of people saying they're praying for him and how horrible it is that he's been charged with vehicular manslaughter and on and on. It just kind of makes me ill how everyone is fawning over him, which is judgy of me I know, but it's no surprise that he flipped an atv, being drunk and speeding.
I forgot to marinate chicken so we're having tacos for dinner.
My laundry room is so not functional and it drives me crazy. Rearranging is a pretty big undertaking (involving the drill, patching walls, etc) so not just a quick nap time project. Ugh. It is a good size but so wasted.
Post by cincodemayo on Jul 5, 2015 17:17:12 GMT -5
DH and I got into an argument about me being the default parent this weekend and then he left to go fishing with his brother. He is fishing Wednesday night and leaving me to solo parent that night too. I'm just so irked.
In positive news, DS has started telling me the second he goes #2 so that I change his diaper.
DH worked Friday and took tomorrow off instead. We're going down to a specialty shed place in the morning to pick one out. Even though we have a 3 stall garage it's so full of tools, snowmobile, riding lawn mower and other toys that there's no room left. This is the first step to making space in the garage and it will be so nice once completed. We still need to get a city permit, level the area, pour a foundation and other non-fun stuff though.
Post by bananapancakes on Jul 5, 2015 17:27:03 GMT -5
Back at the inlaws for week 2. Last week went pretty well but I will be happy when it's over and I'm back home. It is so fun watching them with L though. They love him so much and are such involved grandparents. We are very lucky.
I feel like I am either with the baby or, when I am not, I am cleaning, running errands, prepping for the next day, or sleeping. I am very much a person who needs downtime, so after a few days of that, the house gets overrun with clutter and junk as I take time for myself to read and watch TV.
Meanwhile H does the lawn, washing bottles,emptying the dishwasher...all helpful, but not things that are visibly making the inside of the house cleaner, so I feel like we are always in a mess. It's stressful.
Also, we haven't cooked in an obscenely long time. We basically eat chipotle salads like four times per week, along with extremely basic meals like a frozen pizza and bag mix salad. It is really bad. It just seems like we can never catch up on things and if we make dinner, we have to do dishes and then how do we fit in playing, bath, books, vaccuuming, bottle washing, packing for the next day, and showering? And then I get up for work at 5:15.
Today I made eggs and I was stupidly proud over it, which is sad. Things will get more manageable, right? Maybe?
For dinner C ate 1/2 a corn dog, cucumber slices and red pepper strips with some hummus. While I know this is not the healthiest of dinners, these are all foods she would have scoffed at just a few weeks ago. She's really branching out since she turned 2!
Family pics with all 6 of us later tonight. E had a good nap so hopefully stretching bedtime won't be a shitshow.
House hunting was a bust. Parents are thinking of putting in a second offer on a house again. It's been on the market a year and not even rented all summer, but it's overpriced. So we'll see.
Dh and I went paddle boarding on the Sound today. Lots of fun but hard work! Lol. My arms are going to be sore tomorrow I wish I could do it more often, it must be great for toning your upper arms.
We have had a few super busy days back to back and I am whipped. The baby hasn't slept soundly with his wheezing in probably a week, we've skipped naps 2 out of the last four days. To say that everyone is an overtired mess, including myself, is an understatement. The kids are already in their jammies. I'm hoping to watch some soccer and zone out tonight.
Yes! I found leftover kebabs from yesterday in the fridge. No cooking for me!
H has to go back to work for a bit tonight for an inventory. I'm really hoping he waits at least until I get C in the tub to leave. I desperately want to just zone out on the couch, but I really need to make a grocery list.
For dinner C ate 1/2 a corn dog, cucumber slices and red pepper strips with some hummus. While I know this is not the healthiest of dinners, these are all foods she would have scoffed at just a few weeks ago. She's really branching out since she turned 2!
For dinner tonight dd2 ate curly fries and ketchup. She took all of her green beans off her plate, put a piece of cheeseburger in her mouth and spit it out and refused bread. She'll be two in 20 days...maybe that will help!
I've been getting randomly light-headed for the past week. I don't know why. I'm eating enough, I'm properly hydrated, it hasn't been too hot and I'm not pregnant. I'm over it.
J has been so messed up this weekend. He hasn't been in daycare since Tuesday since I was sick wed and kept him home, I'm always off thurs and daycare was closed Friday. He's been napping late and not eating well. He went down for a nap at 3 and is still sleeping now at almost 7. And I don't really think he ate lunch. Tomorrow should be fun. I keep thinking I should wake him up, but also think he's getting sick. I'm worried he might have an EI. Ugh, I should take him to the ped tomorrow, but really can't miss work.
krystee, your baby is still pretty little right? It will get MUCH more manageable!
He is just over three months and this will be my third week back at work, but the first full five-day week.
It gets easier. As soon as they start to care more about the world around them usually.
Give it some time. Lower the standards. Do what you can. My youngest is almost 1.5 and I'm just coming out of the dark ages and feel like I can do normal functioning things and "me" things again with decent regularity.
I'm annoyed at my MIL. For the second time in a week.
I love the woman but she gets in these bossy streaks that make me insane.
YOU ARE NOT THE BOSS OF ME>>>MMMMMMKKAAAYYY!
And even if I cave because I'm a nice person and love you to pieces, please give me 10 minutes before you start the next order.
Basically, she's awesome and we share the same priorities but we place different level of importance on said priorities. And I don't baby H enough for her liking. Ha. He's a grown up and isn't this something every MIL thinks.
It gets easier. As soon as they start to care more about the world around them usually.
Give it some time. Lower the standards. Do what you can. My youngest is almost 1.5 and I'm just coming out of the dark ages and feel like I can do normal functioning things and "me" things again with decent regularity.
I still have trouble keeping up with the house (we went from 1200sqft to 2200sqft so I know that's part of it), C is almost two and I stay home, lol.
You don't count. You just moved.
And my house is only "clean" because I've drastically lowered my standards of clean. Clean means the dishes are done and my feet won't stick to the floor.
I just mean that my kids will at least once per day let me do one thing for 10 minutes so it looks like humans live here.
Two kids and a Russian. I'm not aiming so high these days..haha.