I’ve always been very close to my uncle (DS2 is named after him & he walked me down the aisle) and we have had a great time at his house this week. It’s hard when both of your parents are dead and when I realized that I do still have a parent figure in my life it was such a weight off my shoulders. I finally got to introduce DS3 to him this week which was incredible. instead of “uncle x” the kids have been calling him “papa x” and it makes me so happy they have another grandparent in their lives.
Also, Florida is so hot & humid I feel like I’m in a sauna.
I reached out to my doctor about getting on some anxiety/depression medication. I hope it is an easy process because reaching out just about took it all out of me.
HUGE first step ❤️ really fricking proud of you for doing this scary part.
I watch it and my mom is in it! I have purposefully not watched a video/listened to her voice since she died 18 months ago. My sister didn’t know I hadn’t. watched/listened to anything of mom so I can’t really be mad but it’s a big gut punch .
Please give me all the help with stopping breastfeeding. I went down to nursing mornings and MOTN, but now, I’m done. My last morning feed was yesterday, and today my left breast is engorged and super painful.
I’ve been using ice and hand expressing as needed, but anything else? Time is the answer, isn’t it?
Insurance is such BS sometimes. Ds3 is behind in speech and fine motor skills so the pedi recommended either therapy for both OR extra school time. It is cheaper to send him to almost full time care (mon-fri 9am-3pm) then for 2 therapies a week!
For those following the 3yo who DGAF about potty training - it’s still going poorly and we are just going to put him in the older 2s/young 3s class for now 😂
Oh--can I join? I think DS2 will need to sit out of Saturday school this year because he prefers sitting in his own filth.
It is so frustrating! I’m trying not to be mad since we do have an option but I would like to be one step closer to only wiping my own ass.
For those following the 3yo who DGAF about potty training - it’s still going poorly and we are just going to put him in the older 2s/young 3s class for now 😂
I only bought fresh stuff and barely any meat (just a pack of hot dogs and some lunch meat) but still spent $180 😢 I don’t like having chopped/pulled/ground meat for most meat meals but I think we will need to so I can use cheaper cuts of meat.
This is our last weekend with my niece and nephew in town ☹️ I really love having them around so much. We’re going to see my big kid’s play (she’s been at theater camp these past 2 weeks) tomorrow. She’s a little bummed that she didn’t get the part she wanted, but is excited for us to see it.
I have to spend part of this weekend figuring out some kind of outdoor art project for my troop. We’re finishing up some galaxy t-shirts inspired by the James Webb telescope photos, but I don’t feel like that’s going to eat up all of our meeting time. My co-leaders think I’m artsy fartsy so I always get stuck with the art badges.
I hate doing art! Hate it!!! I’m much more the “appreciate art because it is amazing and not. my. lane.” person.
What about sun prints? You can get the paper on Amazon, the girls could gather things outside to put on the paper at the beginning and by the time your done with the other things the prints will be done.
Speaking of tattoos I’m getting a copy of a heart my mom wrote on a note on my inner wrist . She used to draw one on my wrist (& I do with my kids) when I was nervous about something or going away and would miss her. We called it the hug button ❤️
I need to double check the percentage and how many sessions we get a year but we pay about $500/month for 1 social skills class (not covered) and 1 OT per week.
My stepmom is spreading rumors about me again. I shouldn’t care but it hurts. Especially since these ones are about how I don’t want to celebrate my moms birthday with her this week and how I keep the kids from her. A) my mom is dead so celebrating feels weird B) I just set boundaries with her about what she can say to the kids and she can’t follow that so SHE is the one keeping herself from them.
On the bright side our new built ins look great! I just have to decide what color to paint them (They’re angled because it’s a staircase)
Do they slide in and out on tracks? We did this in our basement we just finished and it’s amazing! I wish we could do it upstairs too (our basement steps are under the other ones so there’s no dead space. Our cabinet guy was intrigued and had never done anything like this and knocked it out of the park.
I’m trying to remind myself that I’m lucky OT for DS1 is partially covered but mad that it’s not covered 100% because there are so many families that can’t afford the $250/mo we still have to pay. Plus another $280 for the social skills group he desperately needs
maudefindlay the middle 2 doors go to 1 big cabinet and the gap is where the drink fridge will go. This is in the dining room (really a big eat in kitchen) so we will use it as our pantry since we turned the pantry in the hall into a computer nook
My stepmom is spreading rumors about me again. I shouldn’t care but it hurts. Especially since these ones are about how I don’t want to celebrate my moms birthday with her this week and how I keep the kids from her. A) my mom is dead so celebrating feels weird B) I just set boundaries with her about what she can say to the kids and she can’t follow that so SHE is the one keeping herself from them.
On the bright side our new built ins look great! I just have to decide what color to paint them (They’re angled because it’s a staircase)
sadie, is that a swimming lesson just for dogs? I've never heard of that lol.
Yes, lol. It's at a dog training place that also does dog dock diving training/trials. I'm embarrassed to admit a 1/2 hour dog swim lesson is more $$ than a 1/2 hour kid swim lesson.
I really want to do this with my dog but there isn’t anywhere close and she gets carsick
I’d make an effort to go - she’s phenomenal live! Even if you catch only part of the show it’d be worth it.
Ok, I'm doing it. I might have to go alone because I feel like H is going to say he doesn't feel well enough or doesn't want to wear a mask in the heat, he wasn't as excited as me in the first place. And my two good friends here are OOT soooooo
In addition to it being Friday, it's housekeeper day!!! OMG, it's the one day where there is not dog hair and random crap all over the place. I am one of those "We have to clean up for the cleaners!" people and it drives my family nuts and I don't care. Two days a month everything is clean and smells fresh and I LIVE for it. We always pick up dinner on housekeeper day so I can enjoy one night without dishes in my clean house. Ahh... DS is going to be with his dad this week and I won't know what to do with myself. I will be kid free and all I will have to worry about is work. I might have time to finish a book!
kid free means the clean house will last longer too! Enjoy!
I feel so fancy because our custom cabinets and wine fridge are getting installed under the stairs today. I’ve never had anything this big custom built before.
Why won’t my family put dishes in the sink or dishwasher? They are just spread out on our small kitchen counter …
My mom and I were thinking of one of us signing up, but being able to also have groceries delivered to my uncle. We’re all local to each other. He doesn’t drive and sometimes rather than my mom taking him, having food delivered might be a good solution.
Yes. I used to send it to the hotel when H was traveling for work and sent it to a friend with a new baby once.
namasteak, I like the visual space of the first coffee table, I fear the second would weigh the room down.
Much better w/the couches off the wall! Unless you need them, I don't think you need consoles, the empty space is fine. You could probably cheat the couches away from the fireplace a bit too just so they're more centered on the rug.
We don’t need them but I think it would stop the kids & dogs from moving them out of place so much 😂