oye. Remember how I said my 17 month old was sunshine and light and so much fun to be with. Yeah, he was replaced with a whining, crying, incapable of completing a single easy task (like pushing a car) without a full melt down. And I decided to start a huge project yesterday, one that involves a lot of painting. He hasn't stopped crying for a single second this morning.
AHHHH!!! Tell me this is molers and it's not going to stay until.. oh, I don't know, three.
I don't know. I'm still really sad about my kitty. My wife worked all weekend but ended up being able to leave early on Saturday. We decided to go to the movie tavern for a family lunch outing, that was nice. Then she and the boy napped while I did some toy comparison shopping online. Yes that kind of toy, and yes I think I've made a decision (those things aren't cheap, yo).
Yesterday I hung out with the boy and we played and then watched a movie. I put him down for a nap (which ended up mostly just being resting, but hey he stayed in his bed for almost two hours so I'm happy) while I paid some bills, put away laundry, got a grocery list together, and did some cleaning. After she got home from work she went over the grocery list and then we headed out to get that taken care of. Then we made cheese fondue for a very late dinner and put him to bed.
Friday: I planted corn (thanks Duchess!) and pole beans while J and A were at the barber, then we went out for lunch after they got their haircuts. I treated A's hair when we got home and spent a long time combing and picking eggs out. J took A to her Dad's house while I put the kids to bed.
Saturday: J's parents and niece came over for breakfast, her Dad left to go to work and we took the kids to the park. We were at the park with three cranky babies and Iz for all of 5 minutes before leaving, we went to the mall instead. We walked the mall, MIL got a massage and I got a new 50's style dress. We went home to put our kids down for a nap, hung out with MIL until FIL picked her up in the afternoon. We had a bachelorette party to go to in the evening, at a strip club, I was so excited. I had a couple beers while we were out and we made fun of the strippers. We came home to find our sitter and her friend taping their hands together, we surprised them and they fell to the floor screaming/laughing. I surveyed the scene and saw that they were watching Kung Fu Panda, eating candy, and had finger painted... WTH is this girl going to do if there is an emergency...call her mom? Gah, she's nice enough but doesn't get it.
Sunday: I mostly worked in the garden, planted bush beans, cilantro, cucumbers, chives, zucchini, yellow squash, and pumpkins (thanks Duchess, the kids are insanely excited about these).
Thursday - L's defense and then we hosted a lunch for the committee and everyone who came. L and I dropped off her parents at our house and picked up the kids from school. We went to dinner and crashed.
Friday - I took the kids to school and then we did errands from 8a-3p. I picked up the kids and we went home to celebrate L's birthday and then to dinner at Cheesecake Factory. That night I woke up to the kids talking at 1:45am. I went into their room and found them playing their iPods. WTF? (We'd put them to bed at 8:30pm.) Needless to say, I wasn't too happy.
Saturday - Up at the crack of dawn to get the house ready for the party. I took the kids to swimming lessons and then came home to finish getting ready. The party was a big success. We had about 55 ppl there - and miraculously, it didn't feel overly crowded. We literally walked out after the last people left in order to make our reservations (L's parents wanted to take us and L's BFF and her husband out to dinner.) I took the kids home at the end of the meal since they were basically falling asleep at the table. We all crashed when we came home.
Sunday - L, the kids, and I didn't get out of pjs all day. The ILs went to walk the mall while the kids watched a movie and L and I napped and then the kids played while the adults watched a movie. There was a lot of Wii playing, reading, and general laziness. I put the kids to bed at 7:30 and L and I were not far behind.
Post by awkwardpenguin on Mar 4, 2013 10:38:42 GMT -5
blue, I'm so sorry about your kitty.
2brides, CONGRATULATIONS to L and to you!
Our weekend was okay. I was stressed about work and being kind of snippy with C, which led to an argument yesterday, but other than that it was mostly good. She got back Friday night and we went out to dinner and then crashed. Slept in on Saturday, then ran a bunch of errands, joined Costco, and went to dinner at the boozy Whole Foods in our neighborhood. Yesterday we cooked brunch together, and I worked while C did stuff around the house.
Blue-Sorry about your kitty. 2brides and L-Congrats on being done.
Friday S has a job interview so we had my parents pick Ella up from school and sleep over at their house. I went to my works happy hour and S met me there. We went home and watched a movie after.
Sat-Went and picked up Ella and drove to Sue's parents. We went out to dinner with friends while ils watched E. We stayed out too late. We are old.
Sun-Celebrated birthdays with S's family. It was fun but I was exhasted. Ended up falling asleep with E while putting her to bed.
2brides - is L going to go through the formal graduation ceremony?
Yep. It isn't until May - the day after the boys' birthday party - but she wanted to do the party now since that weekend will be crazy busy. We'll probably do a dinner with family (her parents/my dad) after the ceremony.
Fri: finished jury duty (such an amazing experience) "not guilty" Sat: the girls came over and we took them to the children's museum. I thought it was a miserable failure but K thought it went really well. Right. We did some sensory play (dyed oily spaghetti- HUGE success) then dinner and bed. I woke up that night and got super sick. 6 times Sun: I stayed in bed sick as a dog while K took care of all the kids (rock star!)
Now I feel a lot better, but still weak and kinda yucky, so my mom has the baby and I'm trying to get caught up and reschedule all the appointments I missed b/c of jury duty. UGH!
((More hugs)) for blue. (And wahooo for your shopping adventures!) quinny-- I hate to say it, but that sounds like an oncoming illness to me... GL! Congrats, 2brides! That's great that your place worked out for the party.
My weekend was okay. I got a lot done, but there is still sooo much left to do.
Friday-- worked from home in the morning as the kids and S got ready to head out of town. Took the kids and S to the airport in the afternoon for their trip to see S's mom. There's a slight chance I may have had a margarita that afternoon after everyone was safely off. Came home and set up our guest room in anticipation of my mom's visit in a few weeks; successfully managed to move the treadmill without getting crushed.
Saturday-- readied the new house for moving day (Sun). In the afternoon LV79 and her wife came over and we went on a wild goose chase to pick up a dining set I bought off Craigslist. Finally got the moving truck and picked up the very nice/solid (read: heavy!) dining set. LV and her wife loaded the set-- a table with 2 leaves, 8 chairs, and a massive 2-part china cabinet-- crazy-fast with only a little help from the seller. I think I only carried 2 chairs, they were so fast. I resisted the urge to give the seller more money (I was feeling guilty about haggling in advance once I saw how nice the set was), and we headed back to the house. LV & her wife went home and I unloaded the chairs and cleaned.
Sunday-- Went to church then to the old house to meet the moving guys. Allll afternoon was moving. Fell asleep with the lights on watching Lockup: Raw (really?!?) because I was too tired to look for the remote.
Post by seattlekari on Mar 4, 2013 16:31:19 GMT -5
Blue- Sorry to hear about your kitty. ((hugs))
Friday: E and I went to the store for a birthday gift for Saturday. Then home for pizza and a movie night.
Saturday: E was up early. In the morning I posted the play structure in our backyard on Craigslist. I am prepping the yard for a major overhaul by a landscaping crew and E doesn't play on it since most of the kids play in our culdesac. Then we headed to the dentist for E, came home for lunch, then selling GS cookies at the grocery store from 1-3p, and then to a birthday party at a bowling alley for E's classmate from 4-6p. We stopped to get takeout for my dinner on the way home since E had pizza at the party. Phew a busy day.
Sunday: E was up before 7. WTF? Yawn. I got 27 emails about the play structure between Saturday and Sunday, but had the 2nd person on my list scheduled to come at 1pm. Thankfully they came and had all the tools needed and got it done in under 3 hours. While that was going on, E was at a play date at a friend's house. I brought her home and she met her neighborhood friend outside and they played for another hour. I did laundry, almost finished my taxes, etc. Then we made a quick trip to Costco and were home for dinner, facetime with my folks, bath and bed.
Saturday we played with the kids and did some house stuff while they napped, and then took them to the river trail for a run. I am amused that people still want to ask me questions and comment about them even when I'm running - "HOW OLD ARE THEY?" "THAT SURE IS SPECIAL!" "CONGRATULATIONS!" shouted at me as I run by. We were planning to have salads at a restaurant near the trail afterward, but Lady Baby was cranky so we headed home instead. I can't remember what we got up to in the evening.
Sunday morning we met my parents for brunch, and it was a little chaotic (slow service), but I love feeding them real food when we go out now. They both like biscuits better than English muffins Afterward Jen took them home for a long nap and they met friends at the library for playtime afterward. I went to a huge antiques/collectibles expo with my parents where we wandered around for hours and my dad bought a few tools and my mom and I bought total 80s nostalgia Fisher-Price toys for the babies. We went out for Mexican and then they came back to the house for a little while to play with the babies. Put the babies to bed and then I did the grocery shopping and got some reading done while Jen watched The Americans.
Carrot started gymnastics class & pumpkin started swim class at the y. Carrot had a day with gramma and grampa , I did some cleaning and went to see Z in the hospital. Then we had a dinner play date w some friends & the kids did great. Although Pumpkin slept horribly.
Sun- played in the snow. Tried to clean our mess of a house.