DH and I went on a really nice hike yesterday about 20 minutes from our house. I’m looking forward to going back there when we’re able to get a couple hours to ourselves here and there.
I swear, my H is a baby whisperer with DS2. His sleep has been crap lately. He was whining loudly about something around 3 this morning and H went in there and basically told him to knock it off and he did! If I tried to do that it would end in him screaming bloody murder for an hour.
We just moved into a new house. I was unpacking the trunk of my car when I started getting sprayed by my neighbor’s sprinkler. He has it positioned so that it’s spraying about 3ft into our driveway and hits the side of my car. I immediately thought of the full ML conversation.
I’m not even trying to get to work on time today. I have the house to myself and am about to make coffee. Maybe I’ll prep for dinner tonight to save some time when I come home.
Post by brandy0331 on Sept 30, 2019 6:39:27 GMT -5
I went to a yoga class yesterday, which is the first workout for me in quite some time. It felt great and I loved it but my poor noodle arms are sore this morning.
DS (8yo) just refuses to eat breakfast anymore. I hate sending him to school without breakfast but I also don’t want to force him to eat when he isn’t hungry. I rarely eat breakfast myself but he used to always want to eat as soon as his eyes popped open.
I'm doing a step competition at work. We're supposed to average 10K steps a day. I didn't really have a great weekend, and exercise wasn't anywhere on my priority list, so now I need to make up the steps by the end of the day today plus get my normal 10k. I'm part of team, so not meeting my goal isn't an option, but I'm really annoyed with myself for not just sucking it up over the weekend and getting it done.
Having a blended family is so hard. H and I fight about the kids all the time. We have disagreements over other things, but this is really he only thing we really fight about and right now, we're fighting a lot. I'm exhausted. After 8 years you'd think that we'd have this whole blended family thing figured out, but it only gets harder as the kids get older.
I went to a yoga class yesterday, which is the first workout for me in quite some time. It felt great and I loved it but my poor noodle arms are sore this morning.
DS (8yo) just refuses to eat breakfast anymore. I hate sending him to school without breakfast but I also don’t want to force him to eat when he isn’t hungry. I rarely eat breakfast myself but he used to always want to eat as soon as his eyes popped open.
I've been back in my gym routine for about a week, and my legs are now just consistently sore. Hope your arm soreness fades soon!
It’s a day off of school for Rosh Hashanah. Unfortunately it’s also the day our contractor scheduled the jackhammering of our basement subfloor to begin 😬. So not a pleasant day at home lol.
Post by W.T.Faulkner on Sept 30, 2019 7:09:38 GMT -5
Off today. L’Shanah Tovah, Jewish friends!
Last month was the first month we were able to save money since DS has been born. This month alone we’ve had to fix my phone, replace all four tires on the CRV, and replace the air compressor in our air conditioning unit. OKAY, COOL.
Today is DS's first day in the big toddler room lol.
DS's sleep has been awful recently, like 3 wake up minimums when he used to sleep through the night for 12 hours straight. Thankfully, he was only up once last night and for a few minutes only (and then got up a second time, yelled for a second and then immediately fell back asleep) but it took me over an awful to fall back asleep after going into his room. Argh.
Still out of town at my mom’s house. Still overwhelmed by all of her stuff. I’ve had a nice time, otherwise. DS and his cousins are so cute together and it’s nice to see him having fun. Off to synagogue today for Rosh Hashanah and then back home tomorrow. It’s been a nice change of pace, but being here always makes me appreciate the life DH & I have built for ourselves and makes me want to get back to it!
In other news, lots of drama is waiting for me at work this week. That’ll be fun 😳
Post by notoriousmeg on Sept 30, 2019 7:25:15 GMT -5
I was in no rush to get ready for work today. I kept telling myself it would be an easy morning b/c DS doesn’t have school so I didn’t have to get him ready, and the bus would be fast with so many out for the Jewish holiday. I took it a little too easy and will now most likely be late for work. Oh well.
I am fighting a cough and post nasal drip, and the guy next to me on the bus stinks like cigarettes 🤮.
In good news, H got home after a week away last night. He leaves again tomorrow morning, but DS was so excited to see him, and it was nice to have just the 3 of us home for dinner last night.
Post by killercupcake on Sept 30, 2019 7:33:20 GMT -5
DS woke up screaming at 1:30. Very unlike him so H went and got him and brought him to our bed.
In what was zero surprise, he wouldn’t go to sleep so H took him back to his room at 2. He screamed on and off for another 30 minutes before H brought him back. DS finally did fall asleep around 3:30 with his feet on my head.
I am so over today already. Kids were up early so I thought we might actually get out the door a couple minutes earlier than usual. LOL, no. A smoke detector started beeping (needs to be totally replaced), DD couldn't find her patrol belt even though I asked last night if she had everything packed for today, the dog wouldn't come inside, etc. To top it off, there was a tree down in the road 5 minutes into my commute, and the police were single-laning traffic around it.
DH has been OOT for three weeks, supposed to come home next Friday. It's looking like he might be able to come home as scheduled, but only for the holiday weekend and then back out to finish up a job that's not going according to plan. And we've already got plans to be at a class reunion camp thing so it's not like we're really going to get any time at home with him. So tired of always being "on."
And top it off with DD having a tiny bit of tween acne and DS having his first loose tooth, and I am about done. Gonna go get some tater tots for breakfast.
Having a blended family is so hard. H and I fight about the kids all the time. We have disagreements over other things, but this is really he only thing we really fight about and right now, we're fighting a lot. I'm exhausted. After 8 years you'd think that we'd have this whole blended family thing figured out, but it only gets harder as the kids get older.
Blended families are so tough. I wouldn’t change it for anything, but we definitely had some rough spots. My step kids are 26 and 23 now and I wouldn’t change any of it. It will get better, but it’s rough while you’re there.
Post by ginandjucie24 on Sept 30, 2019 8:21:03 GMT -5
On Saturday morning my h and I were woken up by our ds who was taking pictures of us sleeping. Talk about creepy. Lol. Ds was using his digital camera without the flash so all the pics are black. When we asked why he was doing that ds said he wanted to practice being a photographer. Lol creepy but silly.
I am already looking forward to go back to bed. I am tired today.
Having a blended family is so hard. H and I fight about the kids all the time. We have disagreements over other things, but this is really he only thing we really fight about and right now, we're fighting a lot. I'm exhausted. After 8 years you'd think that we'd have this whole blended family thing figured out, but it only gets harder as the kids get older.
Blended families are so tough. I wouldn’t change it for anything, but we definitely had some rough spots. My step kids are 26 and 23 now and I wouldn’t change any of it. It will get better, but it’s rough while you’re there.
Any advice or words of wisdom? Starting the process with kids ages DD10, DS8 and future DSD6 and DSD2.
Got a call from the principal on Friday that DS and another kid got into a fight. Turns out the kid was pushing my son and so DS punched him in the face. Oh boy. DS went to the principal himself and told him the story. He's not in trouble, but we are going in tomorrow morning to talk to the principal because DS has been being bullied by another kid. They all run in a little gang. One kid told him he's dead now (because he punched that other boy).
All of this makes me incredibly stressed out. I am worried what the other kids will say and do next week. I don't want DS to have the reputation of being a "fighter" but I am glad he's standing up for himself. Who knew 10 year olds were so stressful?
Last month was the first month we were able to save money since DS has been born. This month alone we’ve had to fix my phone, replace all four tires on the CRV, and replace the air compressor in our air conditioning unit. OKAY, COOL.
I have a headache and am basically just annoyed about everything I walked into this morning. I need to snap out of it because I have a lot to get done today.
Post by litebright on Sept 30, 2019 8:48:49 GMT -5
It is peaceful and cool and rainy this morning, which is a lovely and much needed shift in the weather. But I was up until 2 a.m. last night working so all I want to do is sleep. (This is my usual, less-than-ideal work habit on my big projects -- when it comes time to do the writing, I stay up late to do it in a quiet, dark house when nobody needs me to do other things. But it wrecks my internal clock all to hell and it's usually several days in a row of similar schedule before the thing is complete.)
This particular project keeps giving me problems because some of the people who had confirmed that they were going to contribute have either cancelled on me, are running late, or both. It is really frustrating and while I've been able to make up for it in some areas, I still have gaps I'm trying to fill last-minute. It'll be fine, but it is way more stressful than most of these projects.
I woke up with what I thought were the beginnings of strep yesterday. Went to urgent care, but rapid was negative. They did send for a culture, but apparently there is something going around that feels like strep, but isn't. Thankfully this morning I seem to be doing better, so let's hope it's nothing.
DS (8yo) just refuses to eat breakfast anymore. I hate sending him to school without breakfast but I also don’t want to force him to eat when he isn’t hungry. I rarely eat breakfast myself but he used to always want to eat as soon as his eyes popped open.
Okay, soooo, this is us too. Me and H have differing opinions. He thinks we should force him to eat something, but I also am not a morning eater and I don't force myself to eat. Why should I force him? Also, he gets a snack at 9:30, so that's his breakfast. He always eats his snack, all of his lunch, and dinner. It's not a problem for us. Even his teacher said it's common for kids to not want to eat first think in the morning and many of the kids in class have breakfast at snack time. I think for someone like my H, who wakes up ravenous can't wrap his head around not eating first think in the morning.
I bought Tazo passion tea this week so I could drink it iced (my normal Starbucks afternoon drink). On a whim, I decided to grab a bag to drink hot this morning. It is very tasty. I feel like it's hard to find fruity teas that aren't super sweet. This one has plenty of acid, so it's definitely a more sour fruit tea.
I bought Tazo passion tea this week so I could drink it iced (my normal Starbucks afternoon drink). On a whim, I decided to grab a bag to drink hot this morning. It is very tasty. I feel like it's hard to find fruity teas that aren't super sweet. This one has plenty of acid, so it's definitely a more sour fruit tea.
If you want/need some caffeine with it, it’s nice mixed with some green tea