DH and I are on a ferry heading to Nantucket for the weekend! Kid free!! Looking forward to a spa, eating, strolling, shopping, sleeping... hoping I can relax enough to enjoy it!
We my weekend is full of question marks and plans if that makes sense. My plans are up in the air with everyone else's. If DH and DS go hunting, I am dropping DD at the football game and going to play volleyball tonight. Tomorrow, DD and I are going to an apple festival. Tomorrow night, DD now says she doesn't want to go to the Homecoming dance because 1 friend is in a softball tournament, 1 got grounded and all the others have dates. So now we may all go to a friends for music and a bonfire. Who knows. Sunday, DD and I are going to an open house of a pioneer village while DH and DS probably hunt again.
Post by supertrooper1 on Oct 18, 2019 10:15:08 GMT -5
Beau and I will are going out to dinner tonight and going to see It Chapter Two tomorrow. I also have DS's soccer game. It's supposed to be dumping rain all weekend, so other than soccer, I can stay inside and hang with Beau.
I'm on my 3rd day of WFH and I've been on my couch for most of it. I'm sure at some point I'll get lonely without social interaction throughout the day, but so far I'm in love with WFH.
supertrooper1, Can you split the difference. WFH 2-3 days a week and in the office the rest? I like the interaction but sometimes need to be in peace and quiet to get stuff done.
We have zero plans this weekend! Nice break from the go go go.
Post by supertrooper1 on Oct 18, 2019 10:28:08 GMT -5
xctsclrx, yes, I can go into the office any time I want and I'm only 5 miles away. I have to go in on Tuesdays and I'll see how it goes with the rest of the time.
mae0111, I'm heading to Chatham tomorrow for the weekend! I'm relieved to hear that you're also heading down to the Cape for a weekend in the fall. I've been paranoid that everything would be closed up and shut down by now. I'm admittedly not a Cape person, so I have no clue - I've only been there once.
Beau and I are heading out for our first weekend away tomorrow. I've spent the night at his place a couple times now, but this will be our first extended time together. I'm really looking forward to it. The weather looks beautiful (for New England fall... chilly but sunny) which is great.
DH has to go to a work thing tomorrow so the kids and I are on our own. I think I’m going to prime and paint the guest bath and guest room. Super exciting. Then we can move everything back in, which will be nice because the basement has been a disaster for like 6 weeks .
We have DD 9am game, DS 11:20am game on Sat. We also have haircuts and then a friend coming over and still have our babysitter as well.
Sunday we had Cub Scouts 10am and Girl Scouts 12pm. But due to rain out they added a 9am game for DD and a 12:30pm game for DS for Sunday. He also had cub scouts at 1 pm which he won't make due to the soccer game.
I also have to work at 12:30pm. Then our friend just texted about taking DD at 2:30. They might be back from the soccer game by then, but DH would have to get her in her costume and get her a bucket (trunk or treat). DD also won't make GS because since I am working and DH is coaching soccer there is no one to pick her up. I could drop her before work, but I can't pick her up. She also needs to eat lunch before 2:30....
Post by covergirl82 on Oct 18, 2019 10:52:14 GMT -5
mae0111, enjoy!! You deserve a few days of relaxation!
Tomorrow is the last day of cheer and football. Miraculously, DS is playing a home game at 9:00 am, and that is the game DD is cheering. I'm so glad they are at the same time 1) to make our day simpler and 2) so that I can get some cute sibling pictures. (I have warned them in advance multiple times that we will be taking pictures before the game.) We're going to pick out pumpkins and get cider and donuts in the afternoon.
Sunday is church in the morning and then a jam-packed afternoon. DD is going to a birthday party from 1:00 - 3:00 about 30 minutes away (but at least after I drop her off I can go to TJ's because it is close by) and then we have to hustle back so she can change and eat a snack before Odyssey of the Mind practice (4:00 - 5:00). DH is hosting an end-of-season football party that mostly overlaps (3:00 - 5:00) with when DD and I are gone. (Thankfully the weather looks good so that DH can have the party outside and so we won't have 20 rowdy boys in our house.) Then our small group from church is meeting at 5. I'm already feeling exhausted about Sunday.
Random: DD is struggling (and has always struggled) with math. I'm going to talk with DH about signing her up for tutoring with Kumon (there is a Kumon center about 15 minutes away.) One of the moms I know from school said her son went there for a year (starting in 3rd grade, which is the grade DD is in now) and was on track a year later. He is now a freshman in high school and hasn't struggled with math since completing tutoring at Kumon. This mom said it's $$$, but money well spent and she would make the same decision again, seeing how well her son has fared with math since.
Post by traveltheworld on Oct 18, 2019 11:10:07 GMT -5
DS has hockey practice at 7:00 a.m. both mornings, which means we'd need to be up by 6:00. DH has offered to do both mornings, but I think I'll do one, just so that I don't feel guilty.
We might head out for a hike on Sunday. The weather looks like it'll be decent. Other than that, no real plans.
I'm ready for a weekend. We had a system conversion at work and it failed spectacularly, affecting ALL of my clients, who are now 4 days into the conversion and still not able to function. And the response we're getting from the people running the process is abysmal.
In addition to that, they made some staffing changes that are unprecidented in the time I've been here and it was handled poorly in my opinion. Incredibly poorly. I let my boss (not involved in the process) know that if he ever did me dirty like that, I would be buying a voodoo doll in his likeness... and that it would be the least of his worries. O:)
We have a busy weekend... school walkathon, birthday party, another birthday party, and hosting some friends on Sunday afternoon for football and dinner. And somehow I have to cram in emptying out my closet and bathroom since demo starts Monday.
Post by sandandsea on Oct 18, 2019 11:59:05 GMT -5
My parents are here today so we are going out for a nice fondue dinner tonight with them and our kids are so excited for it. They love the chocolate soup place tomorrow I have to drop my parents off super early then ds has a bday party, soccer and another bday party. And we might be going to the track to test on Sunday or just hanging out at home. I really want home but we shall see.
Post by librarychica on Oct 18, 2019 12:30:58 GMT -5
We are supposed to go to a school fall festival tonight but it might be rained out and DD1 and I’s planned kayak trip is definitely rained out so we have no plans. Maybe we will go to science museum, maybe we will lay around and watch movies, a neighbor texted about getting the kids together. We’ll see.
H got back late last night and flies out again Monday through either Friday or next Sunday so I will definitely be sneaking away for a few hours of alone time.
DH and I are going with a bunch of other parents to an axe throwing place. We are all going to drink, eat tacos, and throw axes. I’m not sure alcohol and axe throwing ought to go together but what the hey. The kids are sleeping over at grandma’s.
We have a free weekend, and it’s now too cold for swimming, so I have no idea what we will do.
twinmomma - off season on the Cape is the best! When we were booking this weekend, we were actually thinking of CBI, but we wanted to get back to Nantucket to explore without kids.
Happy Friday! I’m in hour 3 of IT having remote control of my computer. Having to do it in Panera because we are troubleshooting my remote access. I’m just watching him zip around the neverworld of my PC and I’m starting to get the hunch that 1) he doesn’t know what he is doing and 2) he made it worse than when we started. All I wanted to do today was catch up on everything I neglected this week because of a ridiculous meeting and travel schedule. ☹️
DH and I are going with a bunch of other parents to an axe throwing place. We are all going to drink, eat tacos, and throw axes. I’m not sure alcohol and axe throwing ought to go together but what the hey. The kids are sleeping over at grandma’s.
We have a free weekend, and it’s now too cold for swimming, so I have no idea what we will do.
I’m on a flight to the east coast for my 20-year high school reunion. I didn’t go to my 10-year and haven’t lived in the area for 15 years now. I’m going to see my sister and her family and spend some time with two close friends. I’m viewing the reunion itself mainly as an excuse to get away alone for a little bit - a very little bit, since I’ll be there less than 36 hours. I land back in San Diego at 10 am Sunday so I can still have a day with the kids.
Gymnastic Friday night Pumpkin patch Saturday morning with friends we haven't seen forever. Errands Saturday afternoon. Sunday we are puppy sitting my sisters 10 week pup for a couple hours while she is at work. Then dinner at my mom's house.
So I guess soccer game #2 on Sunday isn’t happening/ it’s next weekend. I’m getting confused honestly because every schedule they send out is different.
So I guess that means she can do Girl Scouts after all. And someone texted us about trunk or treat also.
Post by librarychica on Oct 18, 2019 20:51:49 GMT -5
We did end up going to the festival. It was great until it was terrible. We had like a family wide, pull over the car meltdown. I feel pretty sad right now. Also like I am failing at parenting.
Mentally i'm ready for a weekend away from my family. I would even settle for a day.
Can't make that happen anytime soon. I am exhausted from all the demands that my extended family needs help with... especially when no one can help me and I'm struggling.
covergirl82 I’m not a fan of these tutoring places. Be a wise consumer. I’d 100% choose a teacher at my child’s school or district who knows the curriculum and units taught as opposed to a Kumon or Sylvan etc. Teachers can’t ethically profit from tutoring their own students but if you ask the school or district for a list of teachers who work on the side, they probably have one.
1) had a follow up with my plastic surgeon and so far ive lost 5 inches from my waist 2) slowly ran 2 miles today! 3) pumpkin patch today 4) H is leaving for his trip. It hasn’t really hit me or the kids yet.
librarychica - I feel like we have those meltdowns once a week. We just spend so much time in the car that the kids fight and it makes me nuts. So we all lose it.
It stinks, and I feel terrible about it every time. I know how you feel. You’re not failing. You’re a good mom.
covergirl82 I’m not a fan of these tutoring places. Be a wise consumer. I’d 100% choose a teacher at my child’s school or district who knows the curriculum and units taught as opposed to a Kumon or Sylvan etc. Teachers can’t ethically profit from tutoring their own students but if you ask the school or district for a list of teachers who work on the side, they probably have one.
Huh my Middle DD does math tutoring with a teacher that was her math teacher for a couple years (started in summer after the first year she had her, continued while she had her, and still tutors with her).
My SIL has had her boys in Kumon since they were 2 or 3 years old so my only experience with Kumon is how much my nephews hate it, but my SIL keeps forcing it on them (they are 8 and 10 now). So now I associate those tutoring places with crazy parents like her.