Ours was really nice. Yesterday we went to breakfast, then just bummed around the house. DH grocery shopped. This was a nice reprieve because Saturday was too much fun. Swimming, playing, then the kids spent the night with Grandma while we went out to dinner with friends. I drank too much, ate too much, and laughed the exact right amount. But man I felt it yesterday!
Post by erinshelley21 on Aug 12, 2019 8:06:02 GMT -5
DH and I had a date night tearing ourl the kitchen at the new house. It was mostly tore out but the debris needed cleaned up. I've never been so thankful that I started crossfit lol. The kids were supposed to stay all night with MIL, but DH left his phone there when he went there to poop and when we went back to get it, DS wanted to come home. This led to him sleeping in our queen size bed with us. I did not sleep well.
Saturday was spent at the state fair with the kids and MIL. We didn't do rides or games but somehow managed to spend 12 hours there. It was actually a good day. I've heard from SILs that going with her isn't really enjoyable so I wasnt sure what to expect.
Sunday DH and I worked on the house while my mom kept the kids for a few hours. I pulled staples out of the stairs and it was more physical labor than I was expecting. I have blisters and spent 2 hours bent over or on my knees. After that DD and I picked up groceries and she napped the whole time, even during the 15 minutes we went inside to pick up things I forgot to order, so I carried her the whole time.
Well, I bragged too soon on school. DD came home with Algebra homework and she did not have a clue. We put her in the AP level since she has always done well. Well we sent the teacher a message. She got right back on a Sunday, which I felt bad about. Apparently AP were for kids who had Algebra I in 8th grade. DD's small private school did not offer that. So she was upset that the kids would think she was stupid because she had to switch to lower level. Hopefully it gets straightened out and doesn't disrupt the rest of her schedule.
Get her calmed down from that, then she comes in bawling that she saw on SNAP, the entire volleyball team, but her, at a pool party. I get her to message a girl on the team. Apparently everyone was supposed to write down their phone numbers Friday which she did. Somehow she didn't get the invite, but according to the other team member, the were wondering where she was. Couldn't read her writing, typed in wrong??? She felt better that it probably wasn't intentional. But the invite that gets screwed up is the new, super shy kid that needs it the worst. Seriously?
She slept with me since DH was gone, but woke me up getting up at 2:30. I've been up since. I have supervisors health equity training all day. I brought my good creamer from home for extra coffee and a Diet Mt. Dew to get me through the day.
Post by traveltheworld on Aug 12, 2019 9:02:10 GMT -5
We had a great weekend. DH and I drove down to our old city to pick up the kids on Friday. We had a playdate for DS with the son of my former colleague. We were supposed to stay for only an hour or two, but DH and I ended up chatting with my former colleague and her husband for close to 6 hours - polished off 2 bottles of wine. Nothing quite like day drinking!
Then yesterday we went and helped pick out a piano for our friends. DS kept playing all the different pianos and of course all the other adults ohh and ahhed him. He was very proud - hopefully it'll motivate him to practice a little harder.
Then we drove the 3 hours home. I then asked the kids to help unpack all of their stuff and they did great! Instead of me spending hours doing it, it took the 4 of us about an hour to get everything unpacked and back into their original places. DS even finished all his laundry!
Post by librarychica on Aug 12, 2019 9:47:56 GMT -5
It’s the first day of school and H reports that drop off was a cluster. They changed the start times of elementary a few weeks ago, which throws everything off. I had planned to put DD1 in morning care but for the first time ever it is full so she rides along with h to drop her sister and then he turns around and goes back the way he came to drop her. At least until morning run starts in a few weeks. Today traffic was terrible coming back that way and they were late, sending already nervous and grumpy kid into a tailspin. She is freaking out for some reason because her teacher is a man and therefore “scary” and It’s her first time riding the bus home as well. Hopefully she gets home!
DD2 was as usual, fine. I worry sometimes she gets lost in the shuffle of her sister’s drama. Last year of preschool for her.
This is also my first real week full time after 2 years of 80%. Pray for us all.
The weekend was quiet for us. Everyone was tired from their camping trip, so a very quiet evening on Friday night. Stuff around the house, then dinner out for my mom's birthday on Saturday. Sunday DH needed to fix a few things on the camper, and I weeded for several hours. I have neck/shoulder/upper back issues, and weeding is just about the worst thing I can do for it, so I'm all messed up now.
This week will be crazy. DH left early this morning and will be back after midnight. Then he's leaving again on Wednesday afternoon, taking a red eye Thursday night into Friday morning. DD1 is in camp, so DD2 and I will be doing things that DD1 hates - zoo, nature walks, etc.
Ohh man. It's a Monday. Had a fabulous date on Saturday. Then reality hit. My great-aunt passed away over the weekend. We knew it was going to be soon, but the timing couldn't be worse for my second cousin, who I'm super close to (this is her grandmother). We're like sisters, our parents are best friends. She's pregnant and due any day now, but just found out the baby is breech and now she is dealing with the loss of her grandmother who she was really close to. And my mom is losing it, because it's bringing up all the feelings from losing my grandmother (her mom) a couple years ago. And my great-aunt kind of became our surrogate grandmother for the past few years. My grandmother and her sister were very close, so it's just hitting everyone really hard. Which is tough to explain at work, because it seems like a distant relative that I need time off for. And I just dealt with an allergy appointment for DD2 which was a complete waste of time and stress. She has no allergy, the epi pen we've had for years is apparently not necessary.
twinmomma- if you no longer need to deal with the epipen then it was a very good use of your time! And just because she’s not allergic now doesn’t mean she never was. DD had a pretty serious strawberry allergy as a baby. Bad rashes and tummy issues. She’s no longer allergic. Many people don’t know that allergies can come and go. You can go your whole life with no allergy until one day your body just freaks out. Conversely, your body can figure out it’s overreacting to a benign substance and stop.
twinmomma, did you see a new allergist or did she outgrow it? How did you get the epi pen in the first place? DD1 hasn't been exposed to her food allergy in a year but I doubt she's outgrown hers. We are doing full blown skin testing again this fall to check on the status of her other allergies. Our neighbor's baby was just diagnosed with the same allergy as DD1 this past week so we've been trading notes and I'm trying to help calm her fears and ideas for meals. It's refreshing to talk to someone in real life going through the same thing.
We had a good weekend. Went to family night at DD1's camp and she slept there overnight in a tent by herself. It was fun to see her and the other kids interact at the camp setting. Her personality continues to amaze me. I think it's because she's so different than I was at that age. Then we did laundry and lots of landscaping Saturday. I took DD1 shopping for school supplies and the library. Sunday was a morning pool party and then we spent the day at my parents' house swimming and fishing. I didn't get any packing done for our trip but all of the laundry is done so I can start tonight.
Post by supertrooper1 on Aug 12, 2019 11:35:00 GMT -5
I had a great weekend. I got home late Friday from Philadelphia. I almost missed my connecting flight to my regional airport, but I made it and so did my bag. Saturday morning, my guy picked me up and we went shooting. I felt like it was a test and I think I impressed him with my shooting. We picked up pizza for dinner and watched Netflix the rest of the day since the weather was crappy. We spent Sunday together too and we went shopping and out to eat. He started to open up to me about the loss of his wife, which is good and bad. I'm glad he feels comfortable telling me, but I feel bad that he is still grieving. I'm still figuring out how to be both supportive and give him the space that he needs at the same time.
mommyatty, mellym, it's a bug bite/bee sting allergy that we've been dealing with. She swells like crazy and ends up with full body hives sometimes, even just from a mosquito bite. But the allergist wouldn't do venom testing, because those reactions are still in the range of "normal" for a kid who just happens to be sensitive. No breathing issues or nausea/vomiting ever, so nothing that he was overly concerned about. He explained that venom tests are really only done if you have a life threatening bee sting and need to figure out a treatment plan, usually for adults.
We had the epi pen because she had her first really bad reaction when she was only 3 and it was on her face and required prednisone to get it down so the PCP gave it as a precaution. Hasn't had anything nearly that severe since, but we were told allergists won't do venom testing on small children so we had to wait for testing and confirmation until now. I thought today we'd be doing actual testing, so I blocked off a whole day from work. Turns out, they wouldn't have done the actual testing today anyway because venom tests are separate than other prick tests and a whole other process, which the receptionist failed to explain when I booked it. So I'm basically just annoyed with the whole process overall.
Post by mustardseed2007 on Aug 12, 2019 11:43:53 GMT -5
rere, that's so good that she texted the girl. You're teaching her really good problem solving skills! That would be hard for ANYONE so I'm glad you got her to speak up for herself and the other kid was able to let her know it wasn't on purpose.
The weekend was so busy and I took monday off so it's carrying over into today. I'm already living for next weekend and it's not even noon on Monday.
This weekend was Belt test, swim lessons, a "before school meet up play date" for DD's class that went well, 10 mile long run, laundry.
DS moved up a rank in karate with the belt test (no surprise, that's how it works), but then he also moved up a level in swimming which was not really expected! I'm debating continuing lessons into september. He always seems to be loving it by the end of the summer. We will definitely not continue into september for DD because she hates it.
Since I took today off I took DD to the park to meet up with a kid who couldn't do the group play date and OMG. 100 degree heat at 9:30am and they totally did not play together at all, mostly b/c the other kid just wanted to play with his mom. Which is FINE but it was so hot that I when the kid started crying to go home after an hour I cheerfully agreed we could wrap it up.
We have DS' playdate this afternoon and thank heavens it's indoor.
twinmomma sorry for your loss. My DD reacts a lot to bee stings - like got one on her right hand and couldn't write for two days, got one on her foot and couldn't wear a shoe for two days. But our pediatrician says some kids just react like that so we've never done anything special.
We had Friday date night with friends, who we found like to stay out a lot later than we do Gymnastics, bday party for DD's friend, school haircuts Saturday. DD's 7th bday pool party yesterday and then beach later (we were already in swimsuits, so what the heck).
DD's bday party was good, besides everyone getting a bit too much sun. We request no presents so probably only half the kids brought presents and that means they're smaller than they would otherwise be, and that makes everything so much easier. Less new stuff to incorporate into our house, less jealousy from my other kids, etc.
DD's real birthday is Thursday and I was able to get out of my scheduled out of town meeting. I'm going to pretend like we're going to camp and work like normal and then surprise them with going to the Legoland water park after we drop DS2 off at daycare.
twinmomma,I still react that way to bee stings and bug bites.
I find that if I scrub them with antibacterial soap the swelling and itchiness of the bug bites are manageable. With stings I have to have benadryl within 30 min of the sting or I will swell. If it is on my face that 30 min window has to happen or it could compromise my breathing. I got stung on the lip once while I was sleeping, woke up in the morning unable to move my lips or talk. Luckily tongue and throat were okay.
My weekend was good. Nice and productive.
I have to borrow from my savings account to pay for all of this new school stuff. Everything is due by the 15th and I don't get paid until the 16th. Such a pain. I am also putting myself in a spending freeze until I can pay off my credit card. usually I get to zero every month, but Aug. has been more expensive than anticipated.
This means I only buy what is needed; no eating out, coffee, or amazon browsing.
We went to the state fair this weekend, which was fun, but exhausting trying to coordinate with family and friends that were there. Normally having to be gluten free doesn't bother me, but at things like that which are all about eating, it's challenging and more annoying. But the kids had fun and DH and I are exhausted.
Tis the season for health appointments here. Both kids have the dentist tomorrow, I have the dentist on Wednesday (just normal stuff). Then DH sees the gastro for testing this week, and then DD sees the pedi gastro next week while DH is traveling.
Weekend was okay. We were all really tired between my crappy neighbors waking us in the middle of the night with either slamming doors, loud window rattling music, or blow fights DH and I are at cranky breaking point. DD also had a friend stay over Friday night and they wouldn't go to sleep and were up by 7 so a couple cranky 8 years on top of cranky adults. Checked the pool filter/chems on Saturday and I had algae overloud. It was construction cone orange. After trying to vacuum with no luck we decided to drain the pool and put it away for the summer. We hardly used it and I've had nothing but issues since filling it with chemicals.
DD has gym camp this week so I have my in an hour late then leave 30 minutes early schedule this week. DD's coach also switched up practices for the rest of the month. She practice 3-6 on Monday/Wednesday and 3:15-5:15 on Thursday. I'm going to have one very tired kid tonight. DD also wants me to stay and watch today and I really don't know if I can sit through a 3 hour practice. At least it has AC.
we survived having an extra set of 2 year old twins at our house. we set up 2 PnPs in DD1's room as she always complains that she never gets to have anyone sleep in her room. the weather was crappy on Saturday so we stayed home with all 5 kids and watched a Disney movie. the other twins left around 4pm and we took our kids to my co-workers house for a house warming party. yesterday we went to the Irish Fest and then my parents arrived. my dad is 70 today so we are having a big family dinner out. daycare is also closed this week so my mom is staying with us to take care of the twins.
We arrived 30 minutes early for one school and 45 minutes early for the other school (adjoining hallways and parking), staggered times. Parking was a breeze and DH wondered what all the fuss was about until he saw all the cars on the way out. They were also parked on the street, grass, and 2 doctors parking lots.
I lined up right away because it was raining and was 2nd in line and got to stand under the awning. I brought the big stuff for supplies- about half. They let everyone stand out in the rain with all the supplies. It was OK for me because half the supplies and the awning but I am sure it sucked for those holding umbrellas and boxes.
DH helped a lot. We did not have to unpack supplies in DS’s classroom so hopefully that is the norm and only true for the lower school. Pick up chrome books was supposed to be at 5, but for some reason they started 30 minutes earlier. I would rather not deal with any of it and just have the laptops at school. I hate that we take them home and that if they step one foot over the principal gets an email and then will call us immediately even if it’s 11 pm. It’s 3rd grade!
So overall it went better than last year which was the point.
I’ll send the rest of the supplies in their backpacks in either 1 or 2 trips.
Post by erinshelley21 on Aug 12, 2019 19:38:53 GMT -5
Mannnn some people are just clueless. Its 8:30 here and I just had a couple walk up on my front porch, setting the dog off, just minutes after bedtime. They saw the realtor's for sale sign in the yard and wanted to ask about the house. ITS 8:30 ON A MONDAY. Also, his number is on the one in the yard and the one down by the entrance to the neighborhood. And ITS 8:30 ON A MONDAY!
Again I have to ask, whyyyyy are people obsessed with our house?! It is not nice enough to lose your ever loving mind and sanity over.
Today is my Monday. We took a long weekend (Thursday - Monday) and camped in Mackinaw City. We've done that every year for the past 5 years and it's one of our favorite trips. We went to Fort Michilimackinac while we were there, and part of the reason we went there was to ask the archeologists if they could confirm the musket ball we found on our property up north is truly a musket ball and if they could give us an estimate of when it was from. The archeologist we talked with confirmed it is a musket ball, most likely from around the 1700s. So that means it was probably from French fur trappers/traders who were in that area in the 1700s. (I love history and finding historical artifacts, so that was pretty exciting for me.)
We also went to Mackinac Island and rode our bikes around the whole island (about 8 miles). That was one of the highlights of the trip for me. The kids got tired toward the end of the ride, but overall, they enjoyed it.
DD had her first cheer practice last night and really enjoyed it. Ds starts football practice next week.
DD survived her first 3 hour practice last night. At the 2 hour mark she started getting the glossy eyed look which is the I'm tired and done look. At 5:20 they got a water break and she asked how much longer. She hasn't asked how much longer for a practice in almost 3 years. We got home by 6:15 she took a 5 minute shower ate a huge plate of food and crashed face first into her bed before 7pm. I was totally expecting a meltdown at this point so was happy it didn't happen. I have a feeling she is just going to sleep all weekend after this hectic week.
covergirl82, We go every year too. The last 2 years we camped in St. Ignace. I can't wait until we can take bikes there. DD is just learning, and DS with his ear issues affecting his balance still hasn't learned without training wheels.
My plan is to wait another year and then do the I Can Ride Bike camp which is nearby but only every 2 years and they had to be 8, or the Pedal Heads, but that one is an hour away one way, so I don't know how we will do it, but it is important to me that he learn.
Today's my Monday as well.. I had a glorious 11 consecutive days off work. I have a freaking tan for the first time in years.
We spent last week at the beach in the coolest condo less than a block from the water. DH keeps telling people it barely cost more than the hotel suite we've gotten in previous years... if "barely more" is the same thing as "more than double" then yes, yes it did. But it was SO NICE to have space and not be on top of each other. And a rooftop deck overlooking the ocean that we could enjoy adult time on while the kids were in bed. I sprung for a sitter and we had a date night AND a solo day trip for wine tasting. It was nice to be just the two of us.
And the condo had a fully decked out laundry room, which I thought I would hate, but coming home, the only thing we had to do was unpack clean clothes, one set of dirty jammies each, and we were done. No hours spend on laundry. I think I'm in love with that condo.
My kids have vacation hangover. DD's behavior is basically the worst. I sent her to beforecare/aftercare camp today, and gave her the warning that if I got a single report of her hitting/spitting on/pushing/kicking/pinching/etc that she would NEVER get to read the next Harry Potter book and that she would NEVER get the opportunity to go to Harry Potter world. Because those are all things that she did this weekend. My kid SPAT on her friend. SPAT ON HER. I was horrified. I'm still mortified.
School starts tomorrow. DD did not get the teacher she wanted, but I managed to get her over her disappointment. I can't wait for her to be back in class and have more structure.
Work is.. ugh. And I have a funeral today for my long-time coworker who passed away a couple weeks ago. I have never been to a funeral for anyone I was friends with.. it's always been family/family friends who were later in life, and their death wasn't so much as shock as it was an inevitable passage of time. This one just kind of rocks you. Still no word on any details surrounding his death. My guess is I likely will never know.