Our weekend was really nice. DS had ninja class on Saturday and he totally rocked it. I’m so proud. He’s gone from complaining about every single thing he has to do, from the warm up to particularly anything requiring arm strength to actually trying the monkey bar things where he has to hang and swing himself upward to the next bar. He did every exercise and obstacle without griping once, even when he fell off the tight rope and hit his back pretty hard.
Yesterday was Diwali, and we celebrated with a lovely family we celebrate with every year. Love them so much, and I love that my whiter than the average white kids can explain what Diwali is and how it is celebrated.
I had a really nice reset weekend after traveling last week. We had no school and no work on Friday, so we took the kids out to the breakfast diner we love for brunch before they went back to their other houses. I got to spend a lot of time reading my book and puttering around the house. Got lots of little chores done, like cleaning out the medicine cabinet and reorganizing the messy fridge.
I also gave our bedroom a mini makeover, which feels really nice. DH and I have separate covers and sheets on our own half of the bed because we're both blanket hogs. So I got us matching duvet covers so that at least it all blends together and looks like one big blanket now instead of a heap of mismatched stuff. I also found a pretty painting to hang on the giant blank wall above our bed. We don't have a headboard, so this helps it feel more finished. Our room is definitely the most lacking in the house. It's like all the random furniture ended up there - dressers don't match, random nightstands, old lamps, etc. I'm ready to finally order us a grown up, real bedroom set so it feels less dorm room chic.
We had a pretty good weekend. Busier than I would have thought. Kids were off on Friday, so DD2 and I dropped DD1 off at her friend’s house and went shopping for a birthday gift for her friend. Then home and quickly back out to soccer and to pick up dd1. DD1 proceeded to have a meltdown because our annual thanksgiving plans interfered with a potential shopping day with friends 🙄
Saturday I took DD1 to another friend’s house and raced around to get a costume together for DD2’s play on a couple of weeks. Then I took her to a birthday party. I’d planned on just dropping off but almost all of the other parents stayed, so I stayed too. Then DH and I went out to dinner.
Sunday I went for a long walk with my neighbor, then DD2 has her last club soccer game of the season. They ended with a tie, but it was a decent game. Kids got into a huge blowout when we got home. That led to DD1 having a multi-hour meltdown. It was a rough way to wrap up an otherwise nice weekend.
It’s a quiet week with fewer sports. Basketball practices start this week for town rec. Piano recital this weekend. Grandparents day is this Friday at the kids’ new school and I’m pretty sure my parents aren’t going, which sucks, but I don’t have the energy to argue with them. Otherwise pretty quiet!
My sister is in labor And my niece should be here within an hour or two. She’s been in labor about 24 hours so she’s getting close!
We got home from nationals last night. Dh and ds both did well in their races and finished in 1 piece so thankful for that. We are exhausted per usual and my bed felt amazing last night. It’s the time of year where you wake up and the house is chilly but the bed warm and cozy so I want to stay in bed forever.
Today we have to get makeup work done for work and school and we have the pressure washer house cleaners coming to clean the house and gutters. And I’m heading to buy my new car tonight after work so it’s a crazy busy day!
We say Seinfeld and Gaffigan on Friday night. It was a nice break from the kids. The rest of the weekend, we barely left the house. DD threw up Sat night about 8 times. We all feel a little off like we are fighting off her stomach virus, but not sick yet, so going about life as usual except keeping it low key. Her throat doesn't hurt and it is acting like a stomach virus, so I don't think it is strep.
So yeah we really didn't do much and weren't social at all, but we got some stuff cleaned up around the house while we were avoiding people.
Post by librarychica on Nov 13, 2023 10:29:07 GMT -5
We had a very quiet weekend. I had been traveling, so it was good to get home, do some gardening, lay in a pile on the couch with the family. The girls also just finished a big to-do at school and DD1 started her period Friday so they were all-in on lazing around. I also went to book club brunch and DD2 had a music lesson. That was it, though, very relaxing. It helped that it was overcast and gloomy this weekend.
I started my week off with a Pap smear and a flu shot. Happy Monday, lol. This should be a busy week at work but then I expect it to start quietly slowing down as the holidays take over everyone’s lives. I have a couple of big presentations I hope to leverage into project funding this week and then it’s just steady on until January.
The way our heating zones are set up is kind of weird, so the office stays very cold unless we crank the heat in all the bedrooms. So I use a space heater instead of heating empty rooms all day. Today I'm cranking the space heater and decided it's time for Christmas music. DH told me it's like living in a sauna and I'm using up all the holiday magic too early before stealing his laptop from his desk and retreating to the dining room. His loss!
Post by supertrooper1 on Nov 13, 2023 11:58:59 GMT -5
I had Friday off and Beau ended up taking most of the day off. We slept in, went out to breakfast, and then I went to the grocery store while Beau caught up on a bit of work. DS came home in the evening from his dad's and Beau's grandson was dropped off late. Saturday, we took the boys to see the Paw Patrol movie and then out to lunch. We came home for a bit and then decided we wanted ice cream. We were gone maybe 30 minutes and the power was out when we got home until after we went to bed. In the middle of the night, Beau's grandson woke up coughing and had a 100 degree fever so we gave him Tylenol and back to bed.
Sunday we were headed to my parents' house for dinner and to pick up our new kitten. Beau's grandson still had a fever so we decided to drop him off at home first. The new nameless kitten is still a little scared this morning. He's currently in the corner under my desk. At least I was able to get him to eat a little.
This weekend was the last weekend of soccer for two of the kids (DS2 has a makeup game as his last game next Saturday) and the last weekend of fall baseball, as well as the first weekend of winter basketball. Luckily we had no softball so all the games were close by and at normal times.
I was reminded how different DD and DS1 are in terms of their normal energy/preferred activity level. DD has no issue being out and doing things and playing sports all day. DS1 had his last baseball game yesterday morning, then an end of season lunch, then played with two friends in the afternoon, then had a basketball game last night. And he was super tired/a mess afterward. He's more of a homebody - luckily his normal schedule is pretty quiet compared to DD. DS2 is more like DD - wanting to be on the move constantly - and DS3 is more like DS1 in terms of being more of a homebody. It's fun to see the differences.
Anyway, we had a super fun date night Saturday night. We went to dinner at a loud fun place and then the friends we were with suggested going to a dive bar across the street, and another friend met us there. We normally just do quiet dinners out so it was fun to go sort of "out out" in our town. I was still home by 10 pm though which I prefer, and I didn't want to make our babysitter stay too late.
Now I'm gearing up for my sister and BIL and their 3 kids to arrive Saturday. Next week will be super busy juggling work and kids and hosting them!
SOS: Dh keeps making snide comments on both DD and I being lazy and not doing anything pretty much on a daily basis. I lost it on him last night when he came inside and I was dealing with dinner and went "SEE I'M DOING SOMETHING". His comments are rubbing my emotions raw. Everyone and anyone keeps asking me if I'm okay because I look exhausted. I'm not sleeping great and can't seem to shake this headache. Yesterday he wanted help with the leaves so I put on my outside winter gear and ask DD to do the same and we go out to deal with leaves but he decides to go eat breakfast. We mowed up all the leaves on the ground and he comes out with the blower to blow but is taking his sweet old time getting set up. DD ditches me because she got cold and I end up ditching DH for the same reason 20 minutes later. Then he is all pissed we ditched him to finish the last bit. I was working on some crafts and watching TV and he got all pissed because we were just sitting on the couch. I guess I just kind of melted down.
Work week should be slow until Thursday. Next week I'm only working on Monday and then taking the rest of the week off and I'm so excited.
DD had her last ride with our friend Saturday. She isn't having much luck selling her house but both her horses sold really fast. She seems to depressed and sad. I need to find another place for DD to ride but I'm going to wait until after tax season. I mentally/physically can't add anything more to my to do list. Especially because these lessons will want same day/time deal and not just whenever it fits our schedule.
I have two new phrases from the internet that I'm sure you've already heard, but I greatly appreciate them. "FAFO" and "when people show you who they are, believe them." I am currently liberally using both right now.
DH left for a work trip yesterday morning. YAY, perfect timing!
k3am, I am currently using the play stupid games win stupid prizes phrase. I have one neighbor who is manipulative, so this phrase covers a lot of what she does. And then their reaction is like hey why didn't you do this with us, well because you play stupid games and get stupid prizes (I don't actually say that to them).
I've been "matching energy" not in a mean way, but if the person is 0% effort then I will stop making the effort also. Funny how when we stop making the effort that is when it falls apart because we were the only ones maintaining the friendship. It also helps me show gratitude and reach out to/ initiate to those that are making an effort.
Post by soccermama on Nov 13, 2023 14:12:55 GMT -5
I took the kids to visit my mom Fri-Sunday, and it was overall a good visit. DH had to work Friday & Sunday, so that kind of sucked but that's just the way his schedule falls sometimes. The kids haven't even seen him since Thursday afternoon, but hopefully we can all catch up on life tonight!
I felt like the visit went a lot better than some of our other visits to her in the past couple of years. One reason is because she had been fighting these severe back/neck pain and she was in so much pain when we visited...but thank goodness, a few months ago finally a medicine worked for her and I'm glad she is feeling better.
We got home yesterday early afternoon & I wish I accomplished more after we got home...but both kids had a friend over so I was mainly supervising all that.
There was no school Friday. My family had the three-day weekend that we didn't know we needed until we were in it
I did a longish run with a friend Friday morning. We spent Friday afternoon/evening in the closest city. We met my sister and her family for dinner and saw The Lion King. It was spectacular!
Saturday was chill. I went on what is, hopefully, not my last mountain bike ride of the year. DD2 went to a friends house to spend the night. I did a lot of cleaning and some work-work. H, DD1 and I watched a really bad dystopian movie Saturday night.
Sunday was more chores. DD1 and I volunteered at the Humane Society for a couple of hours too, which was great.
This is a crazy week. I have a few all-day meetings. My parents are in town visiting too. It was supposed to be a mellow visit, but....my sister is seven years out of a battle with cancer. Things were looking great until a couple of weeks ago, when she got a bad scan. They detected a minuscule group of what is likely malignant cells. It was detected quickly and surgery and follow up treatment (radiation and possibly chemo) should be pretty minimal. Nevertheless, this is a scary curveball. She had an appointment with a surgeon this morning. She and I will meet with her oncologist Wednesday. My parents are, understandably, really scared. My mom is especially emotional and consumed with all that is going on. It's going to be a ride of a week being a rock for my parents, being there for my sister and the regular work/kids/life stuff. H is out of town, which actually makes things less complicated in a way...
Great weekend with both kids home. They both got to go hunting with their dad. Saturday, I took them to lunch and Ds actually pointed out several things he wanted for Christmas. I helped him puck out a present for his girlfriend.
Sunday dd had to go back for an appetizer party with her friends. She was miffed because we didn't fit in setting up the Christmas tree, but we didn't want to ge rushed. Ds stayed home Monday afternoon and we built a fire in the firepit and cooked burgers which was nice.
I took him to the airport Monday, so only worked a half a day. I have several big meetings this week. Friday morning is senior management, but then I am taking off to shop. So a busy, but short week.
My son turned 9 today. Our weekend was birthday related and today I am at McDonald's for his birthday dinner. I'm enjoying the easy cheap dinner while it lasts