Good morning! I feel like a new woman. I slept from 10:30-5:15 and didn’t wake up once. It’s less sleep than I would like, but it was so good and I feel amazing.
I’ve been downstairs since 6 drinking coffee and catching up on RHOC.
Soccer was cancelled so plans today are laundry, packing for our thanksgiving cruise, and maybe heading out to get some stuff for the angel family before/after care adopted.
Good morning! I was asleep by 9:30 last night so I was up early too. This is my favorite time of day. I get the house to myself and I am devoid of expectations for what needs to be done so I just sit in silence sipping my coffee.
I’m taking the girls for haircuts today. Also going back to the gym for the first tine since I smashed my finger. All fall mc activities are done and I don’t have to work so it’s a blissfully lazy weekend,
Post by notoriousmeg on Nov 16, 2019 7:36:39 GMT -5
Up early here as well. This is our first Saturday with no plans in months. I’m going to go to the grocery store and do laundry. H wants to go to IKEA 😩. He wants to finish a project in our playroom before we host Thanksgiving. I may also head to Target for a folding table and chairs. We’re hosting more people than usual this year so need to figure out seating for dinner.
Been up since 5:45, but feeling good. My weighted blanket is amazing. Thanks, ML! Now DS wants one. Gonna head to yoga shortly & then get groceries. I’ll go see my mom this afternoon at the hospital.
Today is also my quit smoking day. I’ve had a million in the past, but I want this quit to stick so badly.
Post by Monica Geller on Nov 16, 2019 8:47:22 GMT -5
My nephews (11 &6) are here for the morning. DS is 4. They’ve all had breakfast. It’s now like WWE meets Sesame Street here. If I wasn’t pregnant, I’d have a drink.
I have a bunch of cleaning and organizing to do today. Not sure how successful I’ll be with the boys here but that’s my plan.
My parents might visit today and besides that, no real plans. I think this evening we're going to shop for the family we are buying for this Christmas. I'm hoping WalMart/Target will be less chaotic at night lol ::crosses fingers::
It's DD's 11th birthday! Low-key morning before my mom and I take her and five friends to a trampoline park (while DH takes DS to another birthday party at a different trampoline place). We're doing pizza and decorate-your-own cupcakes back here afterward, so we need to get on cupcake baking.
DH and I are both getting over colds, and we both actually SLEPT last night. At this point, I think it's super dry air more than anything else that's making us feel crappy. We have a whole-house humidifier, but it can only do so much when the outside air is so dry.
Somehow my early-riser H is still asleep (or at least still in bed--he's probably reading) at almost 9:30. I woke up at a comfortable 7:20 and have had a nice, productive morning baking bread bowls for dinner tonight and finalizing lesson plans for next week. My only other "must do" today is finishing some discussion posts for the class I'm taking, and after that I can do whatever I want.
I think this afternoon we're going to go to the big aquatic center for swimming, and I want to make a new muffin recipe as a test run for breakfast on Thanksgiving morning.
We are getting family photos taken today (holiday mini-session) and I feel like a big fat troll. My hair is frizzing, my outfit doesn’t feel amazing, my makeup sucks (I’m not great at makeup). I just want it to be over so I can put my hair back in a messy bun and throw on some sweats.
I was asleep by 8:30 last night! Waiting on my family to get up and then we will go to breakfast maybe. The girls and me are selling baked goods at a craft fair later for Girl Scouts. We will probably look around the fair too.
Post by killercupcake on Nov 16, 2019 10:29:37 GMT -5
I interviewed at the high school I graduated from yesterday.
I got the job. The AP called me around 5 and said “I’ve been calling your references and getting calls about you and every single one says I’d be crazy to not hire you.” So he offered and I accepted right on the spot. He sent over the transfer paperwork and I signed it last night.
I’m so happy but still so sad. I spent all last night thinking I made the wrong decision but I know it’ll be fine once I get settled.
Post by Monica Geller on Nov 16, 2019 10:40:02 GMT -5
killercupcake Congratulations! From your recent posts about your current position, this sounds like a good move. I’m just sorry you’re having to deal with it in the middle of the year.
Post by sunnysally on Nov 16, 2019 10:40:49 GMT -5
We're meeting FIL for lunch at a place I've really wanted to try because the chef was on Top Chef.
No real plans this weekend. I'm back to meal prepping so I have that and I may make banana bread. I feel like I'm still recovering from our 5 theme park vacation the first week of November. Getting old sucks.
killercupcake Congratulations! From your recent posts about your current position, this sounds like a good move. I’m just sorry you’re having to deal with it in the middle of the year.
Yeah, I’m really sad about leaving my students. I know they’ll be okay because the rest of my team is wonderful so they’ll be in good hands, and I’ll have a hand in hiring my replacement, but I’ll miss them. This was going to be my first class I had for all 4 years.
Post by Leeham Rimes on Nov 16, 2019 10:46:05 GMT -5
The weather is so nice today, I need to take the kids to the park or something. One bad thing about townhouse living, no backyard. I also have a shitton of laundry to do, I’m so behind in life.
Also, I’m trying to decide if this is obnoxious or not: our family is gifting dictionaries to all 4th grade (there are 8 classes/20 students each) classes. It’s not a small expense but not “expensive” like gifting a building, lol. is it annoying to put a little nameplate in there “donated by the leeham family” I guess it doesn’t matter since nobody but the teachers (and kids) would see it, but I’d like for the teachers that I don’t interact with to know I support them.
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I need ham like water Like breath, like rain I need ham like mercy From Heaven's gate Sometimes ham salad or casserole or ham that’s free range, all natural I need ham
We area having friendsgiving at our house today. Mostly our neighbors and my mom and step dad are also coming over. My stepdad is frying a turkey. It should be fun!
I was supposed to go to the eye doctor today but they called and canceled on me 3 hours before the appointment. Apparently they don’t do first time contact fittings on weekends. Oh well. I really didn’t feel like going today.
The weather is supposed to be nice today, so I’m opening all of the windows. I’m planning on ordering way too much Thai food and continuing to binge watch Power. Hopefully I’ll get a lot of laundry washed and put away today.
killercupcake Congratulations! From your recent posts about your current position, this sounds like a good move. I’m just sorry you’re having to deal with it in the middle of the year.
Yeah, I’m really sad about leaving my students. I know they’ll be okay because the rest of my team is wonderful so they’ll be in good hands, and I’ll have a hand in hiring my replacement, but I’ll miss them. This was going to be my first class I had for all 4 years.
Everything happens for a reason, I suppose.
It is really hard. I understand the mixed emotions. Six years ago I switched jobs in the middle of the year and had a lot of “what-ifs” about it, but I‘m so incredibly glad I did, because I’m in such a better situation, and my former students were ok.
My husband comes home today after being gone for a month. I have to take DS to practice and will take the little ones shopping but we've accomplished nothing else today besides laundry. Well 4 loads so I guess that's something.
DH took the boys skiing and I went for a walk and ran errands. Now I’m going to read my new book and hang out until I go out with girlfriends tonight. I think we’re going to a new restaurant that I’ve never been to and will probably end up at the brewery we always end up at.
Post by Leeham Rimes on Nov 16, 2019 15:15:49 GMT -5
I just got Xavier’s new cell phone and it’s exactly what I wanted. I wanted a smart phone style phone (bc he cant text on a flip phone) with no smart phone internet features. It’s from Gabb Wireless and $20/mo. He can text but can’t send or receive pictures. There’s no internet on it at all and no App Store ability.
I really only want him having it in an emergency (like if I’m running late to pickup, I can let him know to get Wes and wait for me)
I need ham like water Like breath, like rain I need ham like mercy From Heaven's gate Sometimes ham salad or casserole or ham that’s free range, all natural I need ham
DD and I went to see “Harriet” this afternoon—her first non-Harry Potter pg13 movie. It’s a great movie, but I think some of the previews freaked her out, and I had to keep reminding her during the intense scenes that the real Harriet Tubman was never captured.
Now we’re getting haircuts at her first actual salon experience. No more Great Clips for her.
I had ACL reconstruction on Thursday. Pretty bad injury back in September where I completely severed my ACL and MCL. Had to wait for the MCL to heal enough for my ACL surgery. So much painful PT, and 7 weeks in a full leg brace. Crutches much of that time.
My mom's birthday was on Tuesday. I called her twice, sent flowers. Had my 6 year old sing her happy birthday over the phone.
Neither my mom or dad have reached out to check on me. They knew I was having surgery on Thursday. I reminded them on Tuesday when we spoke.
My sister also flaked.
I hate family, but just can't cut them off. I know I should never expect anything of anyone at this point, but it still stings.
We area having friendsgiving at our house today. Mostly our neighbors and my mom and step dad are also coming over. My stepdad is frying a turkey. It should be fun!
I don't even know if I'll be cooking a turkey this year, but I've got a box of turkey stuffing waiting for me in the cabinet.
I've never had a fried turkey. Crispy on the outside, juicy when you slice into it?
killercupcake, congratulations!! Is this new job closer to your house?
My saturday was pretty fun. We had GS thing learning how to use a sling shot with paint balls. The girls, and the parents, had a blast.
The rest of the day was fairly lazy. I want to try and tackle cleaning our storage room tomorrow so that I can put things away, label new bins and just get that space back so that other areas in my house are less cluttered. Also, I am ready to pretty much toss or donate the rest of my mom's stuff unless I can keep some of it in a smaller box in the storage room. Otherwise, I want it gone from my house. i want to be able to re-paint rooms and move furniture around and pretty much get it looking the way I want.
Post by litskispeciality on Nov 16, 2019 17:59:12 GMT -5
DH and I had a pretty nasty fight today which uncovered some other issues that need to be addressed, but should wait. I got a quick break when he left for something for the funeral but now hes back answering one question I had about tomorrow as if everything's fine. I really hate not having friends around here because I need a break. I thought about driving around or sitting in my car but its cold and dark. He'll be gone,most of the day tomorrow too.
I'm on a never ending group message on FB. Details keep changing and there's two people with the same first name so its confusing. To really complicate mayters every time I scroll back I hit thumbs down by accident so I look like I don't like someone or their message. I'm writing back that its my fault, but in sure they're annoyed. I dont know them all that well either so I feel bad. I'm ready to go to bed and call it a day all around.
I was up at 5:50am to volunteer at the JDRF OneWalk. It was cold, but fun. Then I promptly came home and took a nap, lol. So that's used up most of my day. H hung some Christmas lights today which is very exciting, we've never put them up before, but I love seeing all of the other house lights in the neighborhood.
We saw Jojo Rabbit last night and it was so funny and heartwarming and also heartbreaking and I cried 3 times. Just overall a very beautiful movie. I highly recommend it.