Post by covergirl82 on Oct 14, 2019 8:57:58 GMT -5
I'm working today. We had a pretty good weekend. DD cheered a 9:00 home game on Saturday, and DS had an away game at 9:00 also (they won). I'm a bit irritated with MIL. She drove almost an hour each way to watch DS play rather than 5 minutes each way to watch DD cheer. She's been to watch DD cheer only once so far (of 6 games so far), but has been to almost all of DS's games (home and away). At least she'll have to watch DD cheer this Saturday, since DD is cheering the game DS is playing.
DH was gone all afternoon to take our trailer to storage (we store it in the barn of the farm where my grandma grew up, which is about 1.5 hours away). DD had a friend over Saturday afternoon and the we went to dinner as a family after DH got home. Sunday was church and then DS had a friend over in the afternoon, and then DH and I took DD to dinner and a concert (Mercy Me) for a special "DD and parents" night out.
It's going to be a busy week...I have to start calculating quarterly sales commissions (which is not my favorite work at all). I am going to take Thursday off, though, to go with DS on his field trip.
We had a home weekend which was nice. Our only commitments were soccer picture day, church and a bday party. Ds had a play date for 4 hours on Saturday which was nice. He and his buddy played at our house and do so well together. I did a little laundry, cleaning, and planned ds’s bday party, the class Halloween party, Christmas tree ornaments for cub scouts, and soccer snack for when it’s our turn. All things I’ve signed up for in the past 2 months and haven’t had a chance to think about. I’m down to my last project due Tuesday at work and am purely waiting on the client’s authorization and then this busy season is done. It’s been the roughest of my 17 year career.
This is Day 4 of our four day weekend. It’s been both good and rough.
The roughest part is that DD is really hard on DS. He’s 2 years younger than she is, and he already thinks he’s the dumb kid. He’s not, but school isn’t as easy for him as it is for DD. So we have spent the weekend yelling at her for being mean to her brother. Now she thinks we only love him because we keep taking his side over hers. So today we are going to have some mother daughter time. I hope it helps.
What’s not helping is my travel schedule, which is always intense I’m the fall. I leave for 3 days in DC tomorrow and I feel like I’m leaving DH with a big old crap heap of emotions.
Post by soccermama on Oct 14, 2019 10:36:51 GMT -5
I am working today, unfortunately! Ha. Pretty quiet thus far.
We had a good weekend, busy with the kids' activities as usual. I love my kids but I've been getting a little burnt out as far as never getting any time for myself on the weekends. Ugh. DD's soccer season just ended so maybe it will get a little better. We had to drive over 40 minutes to her game Sat. (they lost) but DD played really well so upside? She had a b-day party yesterday, and I did my usual cleaning up a bit & G. store.
This week I have got to work on the laundry (so exciting) because we're heading out of town Friday- taking our camper to the mountains! Looking forward to it.
DH and DD off Friday screwed my normal Friday stuff up. Me having tax school Saturday meant nothing got accomplished. Sunday I slept till 11am as I'm fighting off a damn cold so not much got done yesterday either. Today is going to be crazy since extension deadline is tomorrow.
We have a busy week. DD has normal practice Tu/Th/F from 4-7. I have PTO Tues at 6:30, DD has OBOB Wed right after school and we have back to school night on Thursday at 6:30. DH is pissed he has to pick DD up from gym on Tu/Th but I can't be in two places at once and he just has to drop her off at the school and then he can go back home. DH hates going to school events (brings back bad childhood memories) and DD loves going to PTO.
DH and I had a really nice date night Friday. We went out for hibachi and saw Hamilton and it was amazing! I was so amped up from the show that I had a really hard time falling asleep. DD1's soccer game was canceled Sat morning so we chilled around home drinking coffee and doing crafts. Then, my mom and I took the kids with us to four different stores and then out to lunch while DH cleaned up the yard and garage for the fall season. I came home to make a pot of chili and we all helped finish up the garage cleaning since much of it was the kids' toys. We watched a Halloween movie that night.
We spent all day Sunday at my in-laws house visiting family from out of state. It was really nice to see them again and there wasn't too much drama. There's been some drama at two family weddings with a cousin in-law not getting along with her husband. They married after 6 months of dating and quickly became pregnant through IVF (due to testicular cancer). She isn't drinking at these events and he's having a little too much....We found out yesterday that DH's aunt and uncle had to cut their trip short to provide moral support to their daughter because cousin found out he's cheating on her with someone 10 years younger. Now she wants a divorce and they have to figure out what to do with their embryos since he can no longer have children. It sounds like major legal issues ahead for them.
I'm feeling a little stressed with work and upcoming travel, prep for the kids' birthday party this weekend, soccer tournament and family is in state for another week. Our new baby nephew is going to be born this week. I can't wait to snuggle him on Sunday!
I am still sore from falling on Saturday morning. So sick of it.
Had a mostly nice weekend with family. My mom left this morning. DH left last night for a work trip until Thursday. I am not sure how to get through all the kids stuff I have to do.
Tonight we have dance and basketball. Basically drop off dance, drop off basketball, pick up dance, pick up basketball.
Tomorrow is soccer. Take both kids to soccer same time, drop off DD at Girl Scouts with a presentation AND fall product AND Pancake breakfast sales for tickets. Then pick her up.
DH is working, I'm home with the kids. We went to the playground and then ran some errands. I have a few more errands to do, but DD1 just is not being cooperative, so I think I'll have to wait until DH is available.
DD1 started medication for ADHD on Saturday. She was amazing on Saturday - cooperative, happy, seemed to be enjoying life. I was so pleased that something seemed to be working for her. Yesterday and today have been awful. She's really nasty to her sister, flippant and defiant with me and DH. She's had a really nice weekend so far, and she began laying down her demands for the day before I was even out of bed.
The good news is that her grades are not nearly as bad as I thought. She brought home a couple of low C's last week, and was digging in her heels about studying. But her progress report came home on Friday and she's got A/A-'s in everything. I'm not sure how that's possible, but I'll take it. I still need to break her bad study habits and help her to develop new, good ones, but at least we're not starting off low and fighting to bring the grades up.
DH is working, I'm home with the kids. We went to the playground and then ran some errands. I have a few more errands to do, but DD1 just is not being cooperative, so I think I'll have to wait until DH is available.
DD1 started medication for ADHD on Saturday. She was amazing on Saturday - cooperative, happy, seemed to be enjoying life. I was so pleased that something seemed to be working for her. Yesterday and today have been awful. She's really nasty to her sister, flippant and defiant with me and DH. She's had a really nice weekend so far, and she began laying down her demands for the day before I was even out of bed.
The good news is that her grades are not nearly as bad as I thought. She brought home a couple of low C's last week, and was digging in her heels about studying. But her progress report came home on Friday and she's got A/A-'s in everything. I'm not sure how that's possible, but I'll take it. I still need to break her bad study habits and help her to develop new, good ones, but at least we're not starting off low and fighting to bring the grades up.
I hope the medication starts working for her soon and the bad day over the weekend and today will go away as she adjusts. The bad day could just be a result of her body reacting to the medicine. I don't know what she is taking, but when I started taking Adderall, I felt really shitty for the first couple of days. Headache and nausea. It was the same when I increased the dosage a couple of months ago and even if I skip a day.
erinshelley21, that is good to know. Her behavior was horrible all week leading up to the medication starting, so this weekend is not a change. I've been trying to keep a close eye on how she's feeling. She said she had a headache at the end of day 1, but no other complaints since then. Still, it's possible that she'd not telling us.
Post by erinshelley21 on Oct 14, 2019 13:59:16 GMT -5
I am ready to have our regular life back with our own space and routines. We are a month into living with MIL and I think we are all ready to be out. Not that we are unhappy or hate living with her because it's actually been fun and convenient, but it's just different. None of us sleep well, I'm eating way too much ice cream (I blame her since she eats at least one bowl a day) and the kids are getting way more screen time than normal.
We had a pretty good weekend though. We had dinner with friends Friday. Saturday DH worked so the kids and I got donuts and went Halloween costume shopping with my mom, painting ceramics and house shopping with MIL, then I went to a Halloween party that night. I decided last minute to actually go and made a margarita costume with help from DS lol
Sunday we went to church, out for more donuts and to Menards for house stuff. We bought all of the stain I should need for the floors. Then we had pizza with my family for a belated birthday celebration for DH. I finally started my house tasks at 3pm and didnt finish up until after 8, so that was annoying.
Started my day off with a 45 minute drive to a local plant for a presentation. Not bad. It's a beautiful day, I drank my coffee and listened to the radio. They fed me lunch and liked the presentation. Tonight it is still beautiful and DH is going to grill and I am going to have a drink with him since he worked all weekend.
This is the last week of volleyball, Praise Be! One more week of craziness. 2 more weeks, and DS can drive himself and his sister if he passes the drivers test. I alternate between excited and terrified.
Good, I had to work out of town Saturday, which was fine. But got back Sunday morning just in time to teach Sunday school. And then we spent the rest of the day in a flurry trying to get the house ready for the week. DH is out of town Tuesday through Friday. I leave Friday for travel and come back Saturday. We essentially cross paths on the way back. My parents are on call for any kid emergencies on Friday. Wednesday is my birthday, but I also have to work late, so my folks are getting the kids and putting them to bed. It's a few crazy weeks of travel starting now.
I’m off today. So far, I’ve read in bed, worked out, read in the bath until my kindle died, and now I’m trying to work up the motivation to run some errands.
I had to take the day off today because DS2’s daycare is closed. My older kids are in school. Luckily 2-year-old DS2 is the best kid ever (totally unbiased opinion of course) and it was fun to run errands with him all morning. Now he’s napping and I’m trying to motivate myself to spray paint traffic cones to look like candy corn for DS1’s kindergarten fall party on Thursday.
Post by librarychica on Oct 14, 2019 18:01:52 GMT -5
I am very tired. I’ve had so much coffee that I don’t know whether I’m coming or going. Hoping like hell for an easy and dare I hope slightly early kid bedtime tonight.
Post by mustardseed2007 on Oct 15, 2019 7:16:11 GMT -5
Yesterday was day 4 of a four day weekend for me as well. I spent it mostly hanging out with a friend and her kids. They seemed to have a great time. We were exhausted when we got home, in a good way. And I am behind on laundry now.
The kids have off again on Friday b/c it's parent teacher conference day. Really poor planning on the school's part. My sister will be hanging with the kids although DS will have a play date.
I had a great ride on saturday but sunday for my run was a problem. The ligaments behind my knee are really hurting. I'm sure it's a hamstring or calf strain from the bike It was bothering me any time my leg was straight yesterday. So far today I'm still feeling it although the pain is not as bad. Hopefully I can run on race day, which is only 12 days away....
I had Monday off, so I'm back to the office and in the groove today. Spent the long weekend up north with my kids, visiting my family. Very relaxing weekend. I read half a book over the couple days, spent a beautiful day outside at the fair, and got to snuggle my cousin's new baby. Got home yesterday in time to make a giant batch of homemade mac n cheese and a pot of homemade applesauce to freeze. I'll probably make another batch tonight to use up the last of the apples we picked. I made it in the Instant Pot for the first time and it was perfect and so easy!
Post by supertrooper1 on Oct 15, 2019 11:23:25 GMT -5
I had Monday off and I'm in the office today. I start WFH tomorrow. My weekend was good with DS; catching up on laundry after vacation and soccer. DS had school yesterday, so I ran errands, bought a new dining room table and had lunch with Beau.
It's been nice catching up with my trainer/coworker today.