I fell asleep watching TV last night, and was up at 6:30. I'm finishing up laundry and enjoying a clean and quiet house for once.
We're going to my mom's today to help her sort through a bunch of stuff in her attic. She starts her last round of chemo next week. Her chest x-ray came back clear last week, but she insisted on the last round to make sure they got it all. Hoping the PET scan comes back clean in October!
This summer is sucked in so many ways. Between mom's cancer and my H's spinal fusion surgery, I'm all tapped out. I'm looking forward to fall. We're planning to take our niece/nephew to the pumpkin patch again this year, and to get loads of apples. We're also planning a trip to St. Louis in October, to take them to Six Flags for Fright Fest. It's going to be so much fun!
Post by notoriousmeg on Sept 21, 2014 6:39:12 GMT -5
DS woke up crying at 5:20 this morning. MH got him back down, but I'm tired. I would kill for and 8 hour stretch of uninterrupted sleep. DS and I are going to visit my parents today. They leave in 2 weeks for their home in Florida, so we're getting one more quasi local visit in.
Continuing my birthday weekend celebration at the Renaissance Festival today
My girls think the mermaids and fairies are real. I do not discourage them because they are young. Except, DD1 said "I have a great idea for my Science Fair study! You need to take a picture of me in front of a mermaid". I changed the subject.
I am hoping to convince her the original idea she had was great and avoiding crushing her with the news about mermaids.
Everything is moved in, and we're mostly unpacked. Both sets of parents have gone back home as well. We'll spend today emptying a couple more boxes, then exploring the area some. I need to find a Target, and get to the grocery store.
MIL told me while we were all at dinner that she never liked my first dog, Peanut. He was my baby that DH and I got shortly after being married (see avatar pic). He passed in March. DH thought I was going to come over the table at her. Apparently my death stare works on adults, because she quickly backpedaled. She's still on my shit list though. Other than that the move was super smooth and drama-free.
I woke up to having the WORST cramps this morning. They really need to go away.
DS and I were both woken up by H hacking up a lung at 6am. Damn sinus infection! I tried laying down with DS to maybe get another hour of sleep, but nope. I really want to wake up H and make him watch DS while I go back to sleep, but he needs the sleep to get better. Maybe I'll take a long nap this afternoon.
Daniel Tiger wears pants for bed, but not during the rest of the day. H is right, it is weird.
Headed to town to have breakfast with my two older sisters this morning and then off to catch up on work for a few hours. After lunch, a friend and I are headed to a town about 25 miles away to hit a fall decor festival. They only have the festival two weekends a year and it's always packed. It focused on fall and Christmas decor and I have some money to burn today.
Today will be the first time seeing my sisters since we found out our father/step-father was diagnosed with stage four cancer this week. I don't want to cry at breakfast in public, but I feel it will happen. Gah. Trying to stuff all the feelings right now.
Post by wildfloweragain on Sept 21, 2014 7:48:07 GMT -5
I got a ton of work done yesterday on top of the 5k. I'm sore but pretty much have a clear day besides the shopping and a party for mil and nephew.
I had cancelled on my dad for our standing breakfast because we had a midday birthday party today but it had to be rescheduled. I want to just relax a bit but the next 3 weekends I can't go either. I think i will call him and go out there.
I'm at work for my 6th day in a row. So excited to sleep in tomorrow and Tuesday.
I think I'm over the nausea of this pregnancy, but the exhaustion is still kicking my ass. It's crazy to me how much I can sleep and still feel tired.
My mom is all pissed off at me about something I have no control over. I talked through it with H last night and finally came to two conclusions. 1) she's incredibly self-centered and makes everything about her, 2) I feel like I'm being interrogated every time I talk to her. Our conversations don't feel like conversations, they feel like interviews. I really think she's changed a lot in the last couple of years and that she wasn't like this before. I have no idea how to address it. I'm worried about her mental health (in addition to these other behavior changes, she's grown increasingly forgetful to the point where she sometimes doesn't remember whole conversations) but I don't know what to do.
Post by FrozenSunshine on Sept 21, 2014 7:51:06 GMT -5
I've been up since 6am for no reason. Usually we're not up until 10 or so on Sunday. Plans are to tackle cleaning/organizing the house today because we have a bunch of company coming this week. But I can't start yet because H is still sleeping.
Post by dragonfly08 on Sept 21, 2014 7:58:21 GMT -5
The girls have swim lessons this morning, but that's it for the day. I'm already tired of dealing with them, and DH won't be back from his business trip for another week. Plus, #2s birthday party is next weekend and I still have a ton to do, plus a large number of people who haven't bothered to RSVP (and the deadline was yesterday)...how hard is it to click on "yes" or "no"?
i need a vacation after L's party. so many people. i am exhausted.
also, we bought cider donuts for her party, but not from the farm i usually buy them from. these donuts were AWFUL and everyone kept telling me they were so good and asking me where i got them. and they weren't faking. i bought 2 dozen and they were all eaten, some people had multiple. i tried one and threw it away. either i am snobby about apple cider donuts or everyone has bad taste buds.
I stayed out way too late last night celebrating a friend's birthday. Less than 4 hours of sleep makes me cranky but H is being a sweetheart and keeping his distance. Although, now that i think about it it's probably more of self-preservation.
I took the girls (2 & 5) to the fair yesterday by myself and they were so good! I didn't use the stroller and they stayed with me and listened well. We are on our way to having actual kids and not wild and crazy, helpless creatures.
We're going to a birthday party for one of DS 1's friends this afternoon, and I reeeeally wish we could skip it. I have so much work to do at home (even after working almost all day yesterday), and H is still OOT so I can't foist party duty off on him.
We're going to a surprise birthday party for H's grandmother today. I don't know how great of an idea it is to surprise an 85-year-old woman, but...
I just want to get home early enough so I can finish the laundry, do some food prep for the week, and maybe relax a bit. I start a new position at my company tomorrow and I'm super nervous/excited, so I probably won't get much sleep tonight.
Post by RoxMonster on Sept 21, 2014 9:29:14 GMT -5
Such a beautiful day here! High of 70 and sunny. We need to mow, trim, take care of the yard this morning. Then we're going on a hike at a new (to us) state park and taking Rox for a walk. I'd also like to put out some fall decorations if I have time.
I have a random question for you all as well. If you have a leather sofa in your house, how long did it take for that leather smell to dissipate when you first got it? Right now, our entire first floor smells like leather, and if you sit on the sofa, the smell is kind of overwhelming.
H and Hart are obsessively playing with Hart's new wooden castle set he got for his birthday yesterday. H decided it needs to be glued together. Hart is currently excited at this prospect.
Once it's glued together, I see a small child being frustrated by the fact that he can't take it apart again.
Blueberry muffins are in the oven, bacon and fruit is ready. Girls aren't awake. I don't know if we will wake them up or hog the bacon.
Not sure how the rest of the day will go. SDs have homework, DS needs some outside run around time and I need to buy some tennis shoes. I want to start working out and I literally don't have sneakers.