Friday?

[mae0111]

I think?  I'm not really sure.  I think we all need school to start in order to keep the days straight LOL!

[mae0111]

We've had a really nice week. I have realized that I let a bunch of things drop by mistake, so that's stressing me out a bit... but overall we've enjoyed our week at the beach.

DD2 and I came down Tuesday and DD1 and DH were already here. My parents came to visit for the day Tuesday and we had a nice time. A nice lunch, quick ride to the beach (they're both having knee problems and couldn't actually get on the sand, but the view was nice). Wednesday I took the kids to the beach, and after a rather rocky start, they really had a great time! Yesterday an old friend came to visit with his son, and we just all hung out - had lunch, beach, swimming in the pool. Then DH and I snuck out to sit at the bar of our favorite little place down here - had a quick drink and a salad, then home and the kids swam until about 9pm.

It was a nice week! We had a few blow-ups, but honestly, behavior and interactions between the kids was just so much better this week than it has been in months. It was really pleasant. I hope we can keep it up!

It's rainy here today so I'm taking DD1 shopping per her request (she has $8 burning a hole in her pocket LOL). We will head back at some point tomorrow, and then DD2 has a scrimmage on Sunday with her club soccer team. From there, who knows...

The kids have orientation at their new school this week, and after that we'll come back to the beach for one last hurrah before they start school.

[waverly]

I deleted mine. TLDR, DH is annoying me.

We have a soccer tournament this weekend, and I am excited to stay with DD in the hotel without the boys.

[twinmomma]

This week has flown by! We had every intention of getting the kids back on a school sleep schedule and all of a sudden it's Friday and we've failed miserably at that. School starts on Tuesday and the girls have to catch the bus at 7 AM, so it's going to be a bit rough. But we are all ready for the routine and schedule to kick in!

This weekend the girls are getting their hair done and then I'm taking them shopping with BFF to pick out first day of school outfits. They want to match/coordinate. BFF's family will come over for a cookout for dinner and then BFF and her little brother will sleep over here. The little brother is so excited! It's his first sleepover and the girls invited him to come too. It's really sweet. They've gotten past the "annoying little brothers" stage and now are cool with him hanging out with them again. Unfortunately we don't have DS this weekend because his mom made us rearrange a bunch of stuff for her 2.5 week long honeymoon (insert eyeroll). So he'll miss out on the fun.

[rere]

This will hopefully be the weekend of me floating and relaxing. We have a couples pool party tonight. Tomorrow I have girls day on the lake.

Sil is still in my basement. Feeling better but Bil drove in and I found his truck outside this morning? They are going to have to go. I don't think he will stay in the basement and if he gets what she has, I don't need any of it. I don't have time to be sick with Covid, flu, step or GI which are all going around. If she is feeling better they need to pack up and go home. Plus, I am working from home today and it is a distraction.

[librarychica]

I have been out of town all week. It’s been super busy and I am very tired. Just, exhausted. Also someone did an end-run around me at work and I am annoyed.

I’m going to try to go to the Minnesota state fair this evening with my coworker. It’s super close to my hotel. Tomorrow I’ll do a little more exploring and then fly home.

I feel guilty because H has two mildly sick kids at home but he says it is fine, they’ve been pleasant all weekend and anyway I’m already here, what’s done is done.

Sunday I imagine we will all be doing a glorious amount of nothing.

[polecat8]

It's been a week.
Our tv died but luckily we had an extended warranty on it, so it was replaced for free. It was delivered today.
Then DH and I decided to have the transmission rebuilt on our van because it is stupid expensive to buy a used vehicle and finance it right now.
Belt testing was intense and long (2 hours!). DD was toast by the end and had a meltdown at home later because she was so tired.
School started yesterday (yay!) but then was cancelled today (boo!) because really bad storms rolled through last night. Trees and power lines are down and the schools didn't have power.
DH and I started couples counseling today. It will be a good tune-up for our communication skills, but it is going to be some hard work. Now I am exhausted from one hour of mental and emotional work.

[campermom]

Rare weekend that neither I or boyfriend have our kids. Going to stay at his place which I don’t often get to do and it’s so relaxing. We are running double digits, going to see Barbie and I’ll relax while he cooks. Rooftop fireworks in the future.

I go back to work Monday.

[supertrooper1]

DS has had a blast at STEM robotics camp this week. They have a year-round class that I might look into enrolling him into. It's one day per week, but it's at a tough time for both ex-H and my work schedule, plus it is expensive. I'll have to see if ex-H will go for it.

Beau and I are packing the trailer and headed to our riding spot in Eastern Washington tonight after I drop DS off at his dad's. His brother left this morning to get us a camping spot.

[twinmomma]

Random thought for the day: My dietician that I'm seeing recommended protein shakes as an afternoon snack to help satisfy my sweet tooth and get me more protein in my diet.

I just made my first one and I'm having crazy flashbacks to when I was pregnant and had to force feed myself to hit the calories required to bring the girls to term. I used to buy these crazy high protein shakes and blend them with full fat ice cream to make these calorie laden milkshake drinks that I could force down when I just couldn't eat any more.

[sdlaura]

We had back to school night at our elementary school last night where each teacher spends 30 minutes with parents of their students, introducing themselves, talking about teaching philosophy and schedules, etc. DH and I were super impressed by all three of our kids' teachers - we feel so lucky that we get to live so close to an awesome public elementary. Even since DD started at this school 7 years ago (we go through 6th in elementary), I've noticed an increasing focus on social/emotional skills. All the teachers said something to the effect of "if the kids don't feel safe and respected, they won't be able to learn as effectively." The teachers were so different (DS2's K teacher is a Black woman who went to law school and taught in Africa earlier in her career, DS1's 4th grade teacher is first generation Korean-American and spent time on psychology research before teaching, and it's DD's 6th grade teacher's 33rd year teaching at our elementary and her last year before retiring, but she still seemed pretty young and very current on technology tools) - each one seemed well-suited for each of our kids. Then after back to school night tons of parents went to a neighborhood restaurant and hung out, so that was fun.

This weekend is pretty quiet for us. DD has a flag football game tonight and a bowling birthday party tomorrow evening, then a softball practice and pool party Sunday. No plans for the other kids - I think DS1 is going to have a few friends over for pool time at some point, since DD has gotten a lot of friend time lately and he hasn't.

Next week is when things start to get a little crazy. All three older kids start soccer practices and my work schedule starts to get busier. So we'll try to enjoy some downtime (or at least as much as possible with four kids) this weekend!

[k3am]

DS’s soccer team got decimated today. The other team scored 5 points in the first five minutes or so… It looks like their team was heavy on third and fourth graders (top end of the age bracket) and ours is heavy on second graders with a couple third and one fourth grader (mostly first round in this age bracket). The sportsmanship rules kicked in and we ended up playing 9v7 with two of their players at a time on our team. I was so impressed with those boys - they played just as hard on our team as they did on their own.

Some parents on our team weren’t happy with it - likened it to a participation trophy, they need to learn to lose, yadda yadda. Which I get. But we were never going to come close to a win or tie even with the help, this just kept the game from being completely demoralizing and miserable for them. Our team left feeling like they had a tough loss, but in good spirits, so I’m totally happy with how it played out.

[callmekd]

Aug 25, 2023 10:47:27 GMT -5 librarychica said:

I have been out of town all week. It’s been super busy and I am very tired. Just, exhausted. Also someone did an end-run around me at work and I am annoyed.

I’m going to try to go to the Minnesota state fair this evening with my coworker. It’s super close to my hotel. Tomorrow I’ll do a little more exploring and then fly home.

I feel guilty because H has two mildly sick kids at home but he says it is fine, they’ve been pleasant all weekend and anyway I’m already here, what’s done is done.

Sunday I imagine we will all be doing a glorious amount of nothing.

Did you make it to the fair? We live 1 Mile from it.

[mommyatty]

We had a lot going on this weekend. Since it followed an insane week, that fact kind of snuck up on me. Friday afternoon I had lunch with an old coworker, followed by meetings, and then pizza with the family. Saturday morning, I had to go look for what I used to call “ old lady wedding shoes”, aka flattish shoes with enough bling to wear with a cocktail dress, because at the last minute we were told the dinner we were attending was cocktail attire. I had a dress, but all my shoes are heels. I’ve been having nerve issues in my feet when I wear heels for any length of time, so with DH still not 100% because of back issues, I couldn’t risk being out with foot issues. (Note: if you’ve never had nerve pain, it’s awful. Like being hit in the same spot every 30-60 seconds with a Taser.) Rushed home to take DS to ninja class.

Saturday night was the dinner. The kids stayed with MIL. Picked them up Sunday morning. DD went to a trampoline park w her BFF. I did our grocery shopping and picked up amazing barbecue for dinner. So really there was just very little chill out time. I’m not ready for tomorrow to be a work day.

[librarychica]

Aug 27, 2023 20:01:58 GMT -5 callmekd said:

Aug 25, 2023 10:47:27 GMT -5 librarychica said:

I have been out of town all week. It’s been super busy and I am very tired. Just, exhausted. Also someone did an end-run around me at work and I am annoyed.

I’m going to try to go to the Minnesota state fair this evening with my coworker. It’s super close to my hotel. Tomorrow I’ll do a little more exploring and then fly home.

I feel guilty because H has two mildly sick kids at home but he says it is fine, they’ve been pleasant all weekend and anyway I’m already here, what’s done is done.

Sunday I imagine we will all be doing a glorious amount of nothing.

Did you make it to the fair? We live 1 Mile from it.

I did! Had a great time. I actually really enjoyed my time in both St Paul and Minneapolis. I’m going to DM you later today, if you don’t mind.

[callmekd]

Aug 28, 2023 10:03:54 GMT -5 librarychica said:

Aug 27, 2023 20:01:58 GMT -5 callmekd said:

Did you make it to the fair? We live 1 Mile from it.

I did! Had a great time. I actually really enjoyed my time in both St Paul and Minneapolis. I’m going to DM you later today, if you don’t mind.

I don’t mind at all!