monday again

[mae0111]

How was the weekend?  What's happening this week?

[supertrooper1]

We had a good weekend. Saturday we visited and had an early dinner with my parents. We then drove out to Beau's brother's house to pick up a couple of dishwashers that he had bought new on clearance a couple of years ago for only $100 and decided to not put them in his house. We're using one at the shop where we stay part of the time and have our trailer, and then Beau's son needed one for his house. I had never been in Beau's brother's house because he doesn't live there and it's been under renovation since I've known him. It's been flooded twice in 4 years and he had it almost finished when it flooded 2 years ago. The first floor sits 8 feet off the ground, but he still had a couple of feet of water the last time it flooded on his first floor. He's been fighting with the flood insurance agency and the city to figure out what to do with it. The upstairs is finished but he doesn't have a kitchen or floors on the first floor. It's a nice house with potential, but it's in one of the furthest corners of our county and could get flooded again.

Sunday felt like rushing all day. We rushed to pick out a present for the birthday party DS was going to. Then we rushed to the gym before going to the birthday party. DS had a good time at the party. We came home and relaxed the rest of the evening.

[mae0111]

We had a decent weekend. Friday night DH and DD1 met DD1's friend and his dad at a haunted house. They had a great time - they said the actors really got into their roles.

Saturday DD2 was supposed to have soccer, but since we got inches or rain on Friday, the fields were flooded to they canceled everything. I woke up in a mood, so I took the dog and we went for a 4.5 mile walk/hike. It definitely helped. Dh worked all morning, and then we just tried to get a few things done around the house. DH and I went out to a nice dinner on Saturday night.

Sunday I cooked a bit for the week since we are just so busy every day. DD2 had a soccer game in the afternoon - absolutely gorgeous weather, ended in a 0-0 tie. Then DH and I watched the awful Patriots get destroyed for a little while before finally turning it off.

The week is busy. DH is traveling. The kids have something every day after school. Thursday the kids both have school games, one after the other, so DD2 has a late start. Lots of assignments and tests coming up. There is a dinner bring and share event at school and I really don't want to go. I hate that stuff. DD1's birthday is Friday, and then the weekend will be super busy with 4 soccer games while DH is at a football game. Buckle up!

[twinmomma]

Our weekend was a mess and the week isn't looking much better, based on the loss of DH's friend.
We have a memorial service tonight for a different friend's dad and then the rest of the week will be the services and arrangements for the friend who passed away this weekend. DH picked up one friend from the airport at 5 AM today, SIL is flying in tomorrow, and our house is kind of a transient spot for whoever needs a place to crash since this was all so unexpected.

[mae0111]

twinmomma, I missed your earlier post. I'm so sorry to hear it.

[sdlaura]

twinmomma I'm so sorry for your family's/DH's loss, and that everything has been upended for you guys.

[sdlaura]

We got to spend some good time with my parents this weekend, and they were a big help with logistics. But our weekends are still pretty nuts. Friday night was nice - we had my parents over for dinner. Then Saturday DD and I left at 7 am for softball and didn't get home till 5 pm. My parents took the two little boys to DS2's soccer game. Then they came back over later in the afternoon and hung out with the two little boys while DH took DS1 to his soccer game. Then my two older kids had a sleepover at my parents' condo and DH and I watched a movie, since the two little boys were in bed early enough to have time for that. It was a Netflix rom-com called Love at First Sight and it was cute.

Yesterday, we had a little 75th birthday party for my Dad (his real birthday is today). Then I took DS2 to a gynmastics birthday party for a kindergarten classmate, and my parents came over and hung with DD and DS3 so that DH could get DS1 to his baseball game and help warm up/coach. Then we all met up at the baseball game and got home at like 7 pm. Then it was kind of a mad dash to finish getting DD ready for her 6th grade sleepaway camp while also trying to get ready for the week and do bedtime stuff. DD and I had gone to Target and picked up the stuff for her packing list that she didn't have yet in between her softball games on Saturday, so at least we had everything. She is normally super independent/self-sufficient, so I was a little surprised that she wanted/needed me to help her pack. I think she was a little nervous to go. This morning I hung around with all the other parents at school while they loaded up the buses and we all said goodbye to them. She'll be back midday Friday. I hope they have fun!

Tonight we have a babysitter so DH and I and my parents can go out to dinner for my Dad's birthday. Wednesday I have my first meeting for the local board/supervisory committee that I had applied for and was offered a spot. Then the board goes to dinner afterward. Thursday evening there's a womens networking event for the local chapter of an investment industry group I'm in. So even though DD is gone and we have fewer evening kid logistics without all her practices, it will still be a busy week and I'm sure I'll be tired of socializing.

[rere]

I'm tired again. We spent all weekend tailgating, going out, then to church Sunday. Dd and her roommates were craving home cooking and wanted to go to Cracker Barrel, I guess that's as close as they could get. We got home around 5 yesterday.

I'm not speaking to Dh. I wanted to get coffee before getting Dd yesterday. My maps on my phone took us off on a bunny trail. He starts yelling at me and said "there is something wrong with you." Yeah, the more he yelled the more nervous I got. So I have not spoken to him directly since. He said he was sorry. But I really don't give a damn if he is sorry or not. He can still %#@$ right off. He thinks that everything should immediately be fine.

I just want this week over. I don't have a whole lot compared to most weeks, but I'm just looking forward to next weekend when I have absolutely nothing to do.

[186momx]

It was a rough 3 day weekend. I am very happy it is Monday and DD went to school and I got to go to work.

[erbear]

The weekend was great! Both DDs had club games and for the first time ever, they both won! DD1's team looks so much better. DD2's team is still awful but they managed to find a worse team, lol. She only played the first 30 minutes bc of a bat mitzvah, scored 3 goals and peaced out. They won 3-2, lol.

She had a blast at the bat mitzvah, and we took DD1 downtown to a tapas place for dinner, which was really fun. Yesterday was DD1's game and Eagles and that was fun too.

This week is crazy. They have 8 games between them and I'm tired already, plus it's BTSN for DD1 and I feel like we have to go since it's her first year in high school and I have no freaking clue how anything works. Saturday is homecoming, DD1 has a game and I should probably show my face for alums.

[dglvrk2]

This weekend went by quickly. I wanted to get more house cleaning and work projects done, but that wasn't meant to be.

I think this is just one of those weeks....nothing too eventful. Typical soccer, martial arts and gymnastics for the kids. H leaves for a work trip Thursday and will be gone until Saturday evening. I'm excited to have the TV to myself when the D's go to bed while he's gone

[polecat8]

Not much resting this past weekend.
On Friday, I had to go onsite for a customer. It was a 3-hour drive to get there. I left at 6am and didn't get home until 9pm. It was a really long day.
I went to visit my Dad on Saturday. He is doing better and was able to talk but his voice is barely above a whisper. His back and ankles were hurting from being on his back 24/7. So we worked with the nurse to get him more comfortable and then he got some pain meds and went to sleep. At that point, I went home. In the evening, DH and I took the kids to an Asian lantern festival at the zoo.
On Sunday, I logged in to work for a few hours and was lazy the rest of the day.
Yesterday my Dad had surgery to remove the ECMO. While the right side of his heart looks good, the left side still needs some help. The doctor implanted an impella pump into his left ventricle. It was hard for my Mom to hear that. The doctor and I were able to convince her that this is a good step and the left side may still improve, but my Dad will likely end up with an LVAD and he will still be in the ICU for a few more weeks. My Mom is dangerously close to burn out. She is an accountant with her own business to run and there is a tax deadline on 10/15. On top of that, she has Crohn's, which can be triggered by stress. I convinced her to come hang with DH, me and the kids for a few hours this coming weekend.