Memorial Day Weekend-quarantine edition

[rere]

You know your entire schedule/routine is out of wack when you forget it is payday.  I looked at my account and sat there for a few minutes wondering, why do I have so much money?  Where did this come from? It was my paycheck.  That comes every 2 weeks.  For 17 years.  Good grief.  I was looking for my Vegas refund, that has not come yet.


We are going to attempt a small barbeque this weekend.  One of by BFFs who is married to my cousin is having a small cookout for her daughter that graduated.  Our state is open on a limited basis and allowing small gatherings.  I am cautious.  We will all stay outside, apart.  She made me feel better that she is serving the food - no everyone grabbing the same spoons, which is one of my big concerns.  I am excited.  I need to paint my toes.  This will be the first time I have had real pants/shorts on, hair fixed, and make up since March. 


Sunday, I hope we can go swim in a friend's pool.  Same circle as Saturday.  I am finding my what they call quaranteam - ideally with people for all of us. 


Our restaurants are limited open tonight.  I have to pick up groceries, so I thought to check out our favorite pizza place- that already has mostly outdoor seating. If it is crowded, we will hit up our trusty Chic Fil A.  I have been impressed by their set up and cleanliness through all of this.  I saw a meme that if Chic Fil A took over the Covid response, it would be totally eradicated.  I think they may be on to something. 

[twinmomma]

We are having the most ridiculous birthday party that ever was for my kids tomorrow. I can't wait.

Backstory: Months ago, the girls joked that they wanted a potato birthday party where we only serve potato foods and have potato decorations. For months, it's become a silly inside joke. Until, we all suddenly decided... Let's do it. Let's have a potato party. It's not like we can do anything else or go anywhere or even really have a full blown party. The girls think it's hysterical.

My friends and family have totally rallied around it and bought into the ridiculousness. I created potato birthday banners and decorations. Beau ordered the biggest potatoes he could from his restaurant supplier to make a baked potato bar. My friend who sells custom sugar cookies created a potato themed set for us that look totally realistic. My brother and SIL are going to hide potatoes in my yard like Easter eggs tonight and leave a note on the porch about it. ExH found a website where you can mail someone a potato with their face on it, so those are arriving in the mail. I made cupcake toppers with little potatoes on them. I feel like we've all lost it and have gone totally quarantine crazy, but it's brought so much funny, silly joy to everyone when we can't do anything else. We have all laughed so much planning this thing.

So tomorrow, beau and I, the kids, and exH and his fiancee will come over for this party and friends from school will drive by and say happy birthday. And it will probably one of the most memorable birthdays my kids have.

[xctsclrx]

twinmomma, that is so sweet and awesome. So glad everyone rallied and it's bringing so much joy to everyone.

I get my older boys this weekend for two weeks. It'll be so nice to have them here instead of having my almost 2 and 5 year old to talk to.

[sdlaura]

My Memorial Day weekend is starting off with the poor baby being circumcised today

No big plans for tomorrow except some friends bringing us dinner from a good place, and then my older two kids going to spend the night with their grandparents. Sunday is my birthday. My parents will come over for dinner and cupcakes, and then will put the big kids to bed while we go have a socially distanced drink outside with our good friends who have finally decided they’re comfortable doing that. We’ll bring the baby.

I think Monday my parents will still have the older kids over to play like they do most Mondays, even though we’re not working.

My herniated disc situation is starting to improve very slightly day to day so fingers crossed I’ll be a bit more mobile soon.

[waverly]

DH proclaimed he was painting the sun room. Ugh. It doesn't need to be painted, and he hasn't finished his other weird random projects yet. If I ask him if he finished he claims he hasn't and to leave the tools there. I've had a toolbox in my very small kitchen for 2 weeks now. He did fix our dishwasher though.

IDK, I am just over this pandemic, but of course we don't get to be over it. For those of you who don't know anyone it has affected, I wanted to share the story of my friend. She works in a big city at a residential facility for adults with disabilities. She told me she tested positive almost a month ago, and still has a hard time breathing. She said it was the hardest thing she has gone through, and that no one wants to get this. She was never admitted to the hospital, but did go to ER once. This whole thing sucks. She doesn't know when lung capacity will return.

[mae0111]

We don't have any solid plans this weekend.

Right now the neighborhood kids are all running around the yard, jumping through the sprinklers. It's 80 degrees here, and I think that they all very much want to swim. I don't think I feel comfortable with that yet. What say you, WMs?

At some point, I will bring DD2 to her friend's house to have a short, outdoor playdate while wearing masks. Her friend has T1 diabetes so she is high risk, but her mom said she's dying to see DD2. So I will probably bring her there (20 mins away), go for a walk for 45 mins-an hour and bring her home.

The weather is supposed to be nice, but cool. So maybe some barbecuing? I need to powerwash my side porch at some point. Maybe see my parents. It's all up in the air.

[sdlaura]

mae0111 you guys have a pool right? We do too and have been debating if/when to let other families use it. Everything I’ve read says COVID isn’t spread through chlorinated pool water, and that the risk would be people getting close together and touching the same stuff near the pool. So if we were already playing with neighbors with no distancing, I don’t think there’d be additional risk from going in the pool with them.

Here, kids still aren’t playing together. So the question would be whether to let another family use the pool while we’re not in it...

[supertrooper1]

It's supposed to rain all weekend and DS and I have no plans. My parents will stop by for a few minutes on Saturday to pick up my mom's Mother's Day grandmother necklace that came late. We'll probably do something with beau. Maybe baking and cleaning is always on my agenda.

[k3am]

DD is having a slumber party at the neighbors tonight, which means I can sleep in tomorrow! Woo!! 7am wake up, here I come!

Tomorrow is neighborhood haircut day, so I’ll be getting in line and throwing money at that. AND we finally get our new washer dryer! FX that it fits. Lastly, DH is having the neighbors over for a boys pork and poker night.

No plans on Sunday or Monday yet, but I’m sure we’ll figure out something.

[186momx]

sdlaura, fellow sciatic nerve lady. My ilium didn't shift back to normal after DD. Basically my left ilium is tweaked so I see the chiropractor a lot. I thought my ilium was out because the sciatic nerve was shooting pain down my left leg constantly for the last week or so. I'm not sleeping and walking hurts. Well one of the muscles in my butt was all knotted up and spasming so even after putting the ilium to rights I had the inferential and another deep tissue butt massage this morning. I feel a lot better now but oh god the pain is so bad.

Weekend plans...clean off the patio, possible dig out the pool and do the pre-set up cleaning. I'm hoping to get DH to go off and golf one day to give me a break from him needing me all the time. Our 12 year anniversary is tomorrow and we have no plans, I'm thinking take out for dinner.

DD and I stopped at Fred Meyer this morning and it was deserted so we wandered the clothing sections before grocery shopping. I got a steal on stuff for DD! Like over $100 in clothes and it totaled #30 which included fashion boots in the next size up.

[rere]

mae0111, I think swimming is fine if they are already in your circle. That's what we are doing. I finally gave up last weekend and realized I couldn't keep them isolated forever. So DD has 2 friends that she has been interacting with, and that is who I am planning on spending time with this weekend.

[mommyatty]

This afternoon we are driving to DD’s teacher’s house and watching her get her class gift. (A painting they did by appointment so no one had contact with anyone else.) I’m hoping we can swim but it looks like it might rain all weekend. That’s about it for us.

[polecat8]

It will be hot and humid all weekend here.
Tomorrow, we are meeting my parents at a local farm/eatery to have a picnic. The farm gives you a bunch of sandwiches, fruit, pasta salad, and cookies plus some games in a box. Then you can find a spot on the farm and have your own picnic while you socially distance. I think we will all be glad to get out of the house for a bit and enjoy some new scenery.
On Sunday, I'll drop off some toddler clothes to my friend. I'm hoping we can sit on her porch and chat a bit. I'll probably take her some lunch too.
On Monday, we're having a small cookout at my parents' house. My dad will grill some burgers and hot dogs. My mom is planning on ice cream sundaes for dessert.

[sdlaura]

186momx, I’m sorry it still causes you problems. I’m hopeful that as my uterus shrinks back to normal size and I lose the other half of my baby weight, that the situation might improve. I also got a referral to PT.

This baby will get to hear about how he arrived before we were ready during a global pandemic and he wrecked my body

[twinmomma]

Just put in three air conditioners and then DD1 told me "Momma, you're a legend!!!"

So I guess I can skip all the other chores and go drink Trulys on the patio now.

[sandandsea]

We went to the track to practice this weekend and camped in our trailer and packed our own food to avoid all contact with others. It’s nice how easy social distancing is at a huge outdoor track and it gave us a little break from our 4 walks, even if it was a very uncomfortable break. Today we are back home and I’m annoyed. The kids are on awful behavior and complaining about everything. Everyone is grumpy and tired and it’s hot so patience is running low. It feels like everyone is so needy and demanding and unappreciative and I’m spent and not handling it well today.

I’m also annoyed we haven’t even started our landscaping project. All I asked for for Mother’s Day is for dh to call the guy I found. We sold stock this winter to pay for it all. Now, Summer is here and our yard still sucks.

ETA. Dh has since emailed at least three landscapers.

[mustardseed2007]

WE just got back from a weekend at my IL's cabin in the hill country and it was really nice. I mean, it's literally land and cows with no TV so there is very little to do. We road around on the mule, roasted marshmallows, played in a small pool, painted rocks, colored, read books, played cards and board games...like everything we could think of. Now the kids are home they are vegging out with Scooby Doo which is fine.

DD has been invited to an outdoor playdate at a friend's house who has been socially distancing. I am up for it but I don't know what DH will say. Its one of her besties from school. The other big problem, besides H and besides the risk involved, is that DS will be jealous. We'll see.

If Dh says yes, I'll say yes, though. I already know it. I just want to widen my germ circle to people with kids.

[sdlaura]

My birthday yesterday was really nice. Big kids had spent the night with my parents so got them mid morning and then picked up a big brunch MIL had ordered for us. Hung out by our pool, FaceTimed with friends, had dinner and cake with the kids and my parents, then went to our friends’ backyard with the baby for distanced drinks.

DH hadn’t really seen friends in person in over two months and he loved it more than he thought he would. So now for the next 3 weekends until my parents leave, we’re meeting up with different sets of friends in their backyards on Saturday nights.

[mustardseed2007]

Update: DH said no.
I'm really sad but I can't say he's wrong...

[mellym]

We spent the weekend in the backyard and had so much fun with the girls. My Aunt gave us her trampoline so we spent one day putting that up and the next putting up the pool we bought six weeks ago before they sold out. It's a 12ftx36" pool and perfect for our kids' ages so I don't have to worry too much about them since it's not over their heads. We camped in the backyard in a tent for two nights and had a bon fire. We took turns with the grandparents coming over to visit one day and my brother's family another day so the kids got some cousin time too. It felt so nice to socialize again.

It was DD1's birthday yesterday so I had the day off and we went mini golfing. We were the only people on the course and they had plastic partitions at the desk. Sanitized the clubs and balls. We felt pretty safe overall and it was fun to get out and do something.

mae0111, we are letting the kids play with the neighbors. Since they're already running around together in the yard, we are letting them go in our pool.