Finally Friday again

[rere]

Currently cleaning my house after my presentation this morning, which sounds no fun, but I am home alone, and the TV is on to what I want to watch.

Tonight, Ds has a party, which means I have to stay awake and clothed to pick him up at 11. Saturday is pretty low key. Church, then I want to make a big pot of homemade spaghetti and meatballs for leftovers this week.

Sunday, I am crashing my BFFs family Christmas Candy making. I am doing oreo balls. It should be fun. There were 14 siblings and a lot of the aunts and cousins show up. My little family is making another batch for the house Monday. What we call poor man's turtles and chocolate pretzels.

[mustardseed2007]

I'm leaving work early to go to a gingerbread house decorating event at DS' school. I don't think a child has ever looked forward to an activity MORE than my kid right now.

Tomorrow is DS' birthday. He's absolutely stoked.

Now here's where my mom anxiety comes in. He's super excited so now I'm worried the activities are going to somehow not live up to expectation. No reason to think that, yet here I am.

But seriously, I'm sure it'll be fun.

[waverly]

I started the elf, and the kids so far are really excited about looking for him every morning.

DD has dance class Sat morning. DH is going to see his friend who is also his personal trainer, so that will be most of the afternoon. Which is good because I like to unload his cranky butt on other people. He was doing better with his depression, but his boss has been on him about chargeability- he is about to go to 100% in Jan, so they need to chill. And he had the stomach virus, and food poisoning last week- 2 separate days/ incidences. He threw up on his flight.


I might go to see Shrek the musical with DD because the middle school is putting it on for $5. Not sure if DS will want to go with me or DH. No plans for Sunday, maybe church and I really need to figure out DD's Christmas present. She wants the $150 Barbie dream house, and I am not sure. I need to finish up presents because I feel behind, and I need to start wrapping.


What does WP recommend for Barbie size doll houses?  

[waverly]

mustardseed2007, I feel like kids are really excited about stuff, but the smallest thing makes them happy like just making a house with their friends. I am sure he will have a blast.

[2chatter]

It is death by a thousand paper cuts this weekend - a million small things to do that have piled up. And Costco with my neighbor to try for the weighted blanket for DD!

Plus volleyball, caroling at the senior center, the first holiday party, church, and I’m excited about this - HH with the workout group and dinner with DH, SS and DS at a dog restaurant with one of the dogs. So much madness but some fun too!

[mommyatty]

2chatter- how is SS doing? Is his mom staying out of the way of his recovery?

I’m excited! Tomorrow we are celebrating my birthday, which is Monday. Going out to dinner. (Not at either of the restaurants I specifically asked for but whatevs. DH planned it so I’m not complaining!) Then going to The Nutcracker. Kids are sleeping over with Grandma so I’ll get to sleep until 7 on Sunday when Grandma will start texting asking why the F my kids get up at 6:30 on weekend mornings.

[2chatter]

SS is moderately delusional about his recovery and his mother remains a train wreck (literally every month she is almost evicted and demands skids pay her rent and they refuse), but he’s still clean. He’s on two years probation with hundreds of community service hours. He thinks he will move out of the sober house in March. I think that’s insane. He isn’t there yet.

We are working on getting him in to see a therapist. He is somewhat depressed and very anxious. The last thing he needs is to self medicate, but I am sure he feels like he has few other options.

[librarychica]

Happy birthday mommyatty!

I have a Friday vent. I was humming along at work, happy about my progress catching up from two sick days and feeling good about a potential promotion my boss brought up for next year. When I get a text from H’s admin saying that my youngest looked “super sad” when she picked up her child from aftercare and when she asked what was wrong just sadly said “mommy.”

WTF?! Why are you telling me this? There is literally nothing I can do at this moment but feel bad.

Spoiler: DD2 was fine.

Spoiler 2: my H, king of the small company no one minds their own business life, thinks this is a perfectly reasonable thing to text your fellow working parent.

Tonight we have a PTA family event at the elementary school and I was dreading it because they’re always so crowded but H has decided to come so now I am pleased. Extra hands!

[mae0111]

Today was the kids’ holiday bazaar. I’ve volunteered before at the old school, but there was no comparison- it was AMAZING. The moms start crafting in October. Everything they made was so impressive.

The kids had an amazing time. They LOVED everything! It was a magical day. I’m so tired and about to start drinking.

Tomorrow DH is volunteering at the school pancake breakfast. I was going to take the kids, but they have been so crazy lately that I’m not going to put myself in that position. I’m going to see if DH wants to go out tomorrow eve if we can get a sitter. Sunday is basketball for DD1.

[sandandsea]

We have a packed weekend. Tonight is soccer. Tomorrow is basketball, a bday party and game night at my house for a group of my friends/coworkers. Sunday is soccer and 2 bday parties then a Cub Scout event. It’s going to be crazy but fun.

And I’m going to teach myself how to pipe frosting.

[k3am]

sandandsea good luck with the piping. Pics of your results?

ETA: can I send DD to your house? She has all the YouTube videos you can learn from and she’d be in heaven.

[k3am]

FFFC?

DH decided he wants to share the Mac and cheese he had growing up (Velveeta) with DD. I had to explain to her that even if she loves it, it’s for special occasions only because it cost 3x as much.

I’ve reached that point in life.

[186momx]

sandandsea piping is pretty easy but your hands and arms will be killing you by the end. Have fun.

We were supposed to go camping with friends to the coast this weekend to see the big light display at the botanical gardens. Friends cancelled last weekend due to schedule conflicts but they were the ones who orginally picked the weekend. We decided not to go for a couple reasons: $$$, freezing rain possible tonight and it is supposed to rain buckets all weekend. Not my idea of a good time.

Today was dentist, private lesson, Costco, bank, grocery shopping, and estate paperwork signing for DH's dad stuff. Rest of the weekend has nothing. I suggested DH to go paintball so he doesn't get cabin fever again.

[divanerd]

Happy birthday mommyatty

I survived hubby firm party last night.
We have holiday recital at son's school this weekend and our holiday dessert party at our house, storytime with Santa event.

[sandandsea]

Dec 7, 2018 21:21:22 GMT -5 k3am said:

sandandsea good luck with the piping. Pics of your results?

ETA: can I send DD to your house? She has all the YouTube videos you can learn from and she’d be in heaven.

Haha. You tube is my plan. Ds taught himself to play Minecraft via YouTube kids and my sister has learned all sorts of car repair from YouTube so I’m hoping it works! Send her on over, might as well send them both!

[sandandsea]

Dec 7, 2018 21:23:26 GMT -5 k3am said:

FFFC?

DH decided he wants to share the Mac and cheese he had growing up (Velveeta) with DD. I had to explain to her that even if she loves it, it’s for special occasions only because it cost 3x as much.

I’ve reached that point in life.

Haha. When it’s the only thing she will eat it can get expensive! I used to joke that my sister could come live with me but she’d have to buy her own peanut butter!

[librarychica]

Dec 8, 2018 10:46:01 GMT -5 sandandsea said:

Dec 7, 2018 21:21:22 GMT -5 k3am said:

sandandsea good luck with the piping. Pics of your results?

ETA: can I send DD to your house? She has all the YouTube videos you can learn from and she’d be in heaven.

Haha. You tube is my plan. Ds taught himself to play Minecraft via YouTube kids and my sister has learned all sorts of car repair from YouTube so I’m hoping it works! Send her on over, might as well send them both!

I repaired my fridge’s ice machine and H the dishwasher drain thanks to YouTube. Good luck!

[librarychica]

We didn’t follow of any of the plans I had planned today. I had planned for some heavy-duty shopping with the kids but dD1, who isn’t very patient for shopping anyway, woke up with a cold. So I exercised while they watched TV and then I took them to a festival and flower show at a nearby private garden. The garden was kind of unimpressive and the flowers kind of lacking, but the high school volunteers running kids activities were friendly and the girls had a good time making pinecone bird feeders and whatnot. Plus the university etymology club was there and DD1 is obsessed with bugs so she spent a good 30 minutes with them before coming to shake me down for donations for the birds-of-prey rescue people. She just loves all animals so much.

It’s supposed to storm tomorrow so our planned family photos moved inside and since I didn’t go shopping I’ll be cobbling h and I together. I may make a thread later.

[sandandsea]

So test cake for tonight’s game night went well! I totally can handle Minecraft!

[k3am]

Dec 8, 2018 17:53:27 GMT -5 sandandsea said:

So test cake for tonight’s game night went well! I totally can handle Minecraft!

That’s the kind of cake I go for.. forgiving and looks great! Also the frosting to cake ratio meets my requirements.

[sandandsea]

Dec 8, 2018 17:59:57 GMT -5 k3am said:

Dec 8, 2018 17:53:27 GMT -5 sandandsea said:

So test cake for tonight’s game night went well! I totally can handle Minecraft!

That’s the kind of cake I go for.. forgiving and looks great! Also the frosting to cake ratio meets my requirements.

Yep! Lots of practice, looks fancy and harder than it actually was.

Way more frosting than I expected. Thankfully I bought 3 tubs because it took a lot.

[k3am]

You guys it’s official.. DH’s parties no longer fall into the “impossible to be overdressed” category. All I can say is thank goodness those other dresses didn’t fit. There were still a handful of people that dressed up, but I’m glad I wasn’t.

[librarychica]

Welp, I ran out after bedtime last night to get H a shirt and DD1 some niceish shoes for family photos but she is sick as a dog and it’s storming. Oh well.