Friday Rant/Rave

[ct]

Rant? Rave?

Bonus: what are your plans for the weekend?

[2brides]

It POURED my entire drive to camp and then work. Sat down at my desk, looked out the window, and viola....sun.

We had a crazy day yesterday. L e-mailed me that someone had called the house (she was working from home) saying that someone was coming to our house tonight to follow up on a reading program that we had inquired about through the kids school. She had very detailed information about the kids and knew both of our names/address/etc. Neither of us remembered what this was and it seemed odd that someone would be coming to our house during the summer. I tried to call the number back to get more information, but there was no VM and just beeped and hung up. I called the school who knew nothing about it and I sent a message on their class listserve to see if anyone else got a call. Nope. Cue, freak out. Perhaps it was watching 1 too many CSIs or that article where the crazy ass man wants to abduct kids of gay parents, but L and I were really nervous.

I tried the number again later in the day and got a hold of the woman that had called. She was able to explain who she was and who she was calling for. Then I remembered it was something I had signed LAST FALL. They were coming to try and sell us some achievement software/tutoring. I cancelled the appointment (though he showed up anyway - we weren't home.)

But seriously, it took my entire afternoon. It was odd since I am typically not the worry wart person, but this all just struck me as odd and with that article....oof.

BONUS: Tonight L surprised me and is going to be home rather than go write. YAY!

Tomorrow L leaves to go write and I have no idea what we are going to do during the day. I do know that the grass needs to be mowed. Boo. Late afternoon, I am planning on taking the kids to the county fair. L isn't too keen on me taking them solo, but the kids and I love a good fair.

Sunday we are supposed to meet up with a family at the Splash Pad to let the kids play and to give their son the birthday gift that I forgot to give him last month. While I am on that side of the world, I need to stop at the Container Store to get new containers for their lunch boxes. It is an exciting life I lead.

[ct]

That's crazy A! I hate those kinds of scares.

[ct]

Rant: I'm exhausted. The dogs (we have 4 currently) started whining at 4am and never.stopped. Grrr. Also, DW is starting to plan my 30th bday and its making me depressed b/c i feel like I have no friends (to invite to the party)...the friend situation has changed drastically since having children and its a bummer.

Rave: Andrea and I are in a really good place right now. I love those times when marriage is just easy.

Weekend: Mostly TBD. Its nice to have a weekend without set plans. I hope it will include some of the following:
- Stride Rite outlet for new school sneaks for R and M
- going into the office for a bit
- completing week 5 of C25K (my next interval is a 20 minute run - yikes)
- making thank you gifts for M's daycare...Andrea recently reminded me she only has a couple weeks left there. cue heavy sobbing.
- children's museum? dying pasta?

[eratmama]

Rant: I hear ya on the friend thing CT. There is a foster parent support/advocacy group that I have been going to once a month for a few months now. August's topic looked interesting to L and she wants to come too. I (completely irrationally) told her I don't want her to come because it's *my thing.* I think being a SAHM, it was an area that was mine.

Rave: Carrot made some friends at Y camp! She asked to invite a little girl to her bday party, (this Sun) but we compromised on inviting her to a playdate, instead.

This weekend: "Regular" fri night post-visit craziness, Zucchini here for the weekend. BLT's and a movie.

Sat--get ready for Carrot's party! Maybe L will take the kids back to school shopping (for supplies) too. This morning, Carrot said her shoes were too small, and I want to take her to STride Rite as well, but might not happen this weekend.

Sun--b-day party for a five year old!

[twotrue]

Rant: I feel bad ranting about this but I'm spending my Sunday helping to set up a non-profit that I'm on the board of. I want to help but I feel like my last few weekends have been taken up with things and want this weekend off.

Rave: The non-profit I'm part of is finally going to get up and running this weekend and that feels good.

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Rant: I feel so alone, so alone that taking a break from the boards is making me feel worse. I've become a bitter bitch toward J because she refuses to help me or even acknowledge that I do everything by MYSELF. I finally told her that I am depressed, anxious, unhappy, need her support and for her to help with parenting because I cannot do it all by myself and continue pretending to be happy. What has she done to help? Nothing. My mind is starting to entertain thoughts of leaving her even though it's the last thing I want to do.

Rave: I've got nothing right now.

Friday: Cleaning, try to pawn off the remaining 2 kittens on my kids classmates, laundry, spend time with the kids.
Saturday: Izzie's birthday party.
Sunday: I might attempt to take the kids to a church I found, the pastor has been keeping in touch with me via email and I think I need some religion right now.

[thiswillbe]

:@ : I've been sleeping in a house without a proper bed for a week now. I am getting tired of sleeping on the floor/ couch/ half of a CRIB mattress on the floor. My 35-year-old body feels about 50 this week. We seriously need to get in gear with offically moving to the new house.

: I worked from home (new house) one day last week, and it was heavenly! I LOVE sitting on the couch with my laptop and seeing actual green TREES outside my windows. Much more relaxing than the glass & steel view from my desk at work.

[hlke]

Rant: I don't like being split between two boards! I still go to The Bump to post new threads reflexively and in general people are over there less.

Rave: Our order of storage cabinets came in earlier than I expected, so we'll get to put them together this weekend. Maybe even put some stuff in them.

This weekend we're hosting a high school student who is interning in C's lab. Not quite sure what we'll do with him all weekend, but we have a few plans. Going on a walking or L tour of Chicago tomorrow, and maybe to the Museum of Science and Industry on Sunday. I also have to do a bunch of Eid shopping and sewing in preparation for next weekend. Eid is the Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, and we're celebrating it with my sister and niece (they're Muslim, we're not). Bicultural family = twice as many holidays, twice as much fun, twice as much work.