Weekend plans/randoms/confessions, etc.

[2chatter]

twinmomma - I think all the time about my HS debate coach and the hours she put in and the life she gave up. If it helps I'm still very grateful and amazed at almost 40 - so there is an intangible payoff. It shaped my direction in life. For real.

I ended up going out last night and a friend's hubby picked up the kids then hung out with them here until we got home from dinner. It was an amazing break.
That ended when I had to get DD out the door at 6:30am to a volleyball tournament that she can't play in with her cast.

A couple hours of drizzly soccer. Family lunch. Now I'm washing walls and windows and it's like we have a new kitchen. It's exhausting y'all! But also rewarding.

[mommyatty]

DD freaking loves cheerleading. I'm glad she's found her thing, but really? Cheerleading? Sigh. I was a cheerleader up until college. I hated it with the heat of a thousand suns. My mom made me do it. Now I have a 5 year old who is all "Fire it UP! And up and up and up and up and up!" And they don't even have real uniforms this year, so it's not that she loves the cute clothes. Really, she just loves cheerleading. Ugh.

Today was busy but good. Cheerleading at a flag football game early this morning. Then we hit a fall festival with a pumpkin patch and petting zoo. Then lunch out. And a trip to Kohl's, which was great. We got warm clothes for the kids and DD, who had a gift card from her grandma, got some stuff for her Wellie Wishers doll.

Random: I'm convinced my kids are like dogs. They insist on peeing everywhere we go. DS can go hours without peeing. Like 4 hours or more if we are at home. But both kids peed today at the restaurant and at Kohls. We were at each place under 45 minutes. And had a trip home to pee before each errand.

[saraml13]

I caught DS2's cold (that had turned into an ear infection) and have been pretty miserable the past 24 hours.

We took the boys to a festival at the local nature museum last night. It was nice, but most of the activities required a longer attention span that DS1 has.

I made DH take DS1 to swim lessons this morning, and I got a nap while DS2. Then I went to a bridal shower for DH's cousin hosted by MIL. I was not particularly enthusiastic about the shower since it was a gorgeous day and I would have rather taken the boys to a pumpkin patch. Tomorrow is supposed to rain.

[campermom]

Oct 20, 2017 15:06:30 GMT -5 campermom said:

Tonight I'm gonna go home and be nervous and get my stuff in a pile!

Then I'm gonna wake up at like 5 (if not before) and and get my stuff from the pile and leave!

Then I'm gonna run my half marathon hopefully faster than I ever have!

Then I'm gonna get a fancy coffee and eat whatever I want and do nothing till 6 pm when I have a sitter coming and a double date and the largest plate of food I can find. And beers! A few of them!

Then Sunday my groceries will arrive and I'll play in the backyard enthe kids in my soft pants and not leave the house!

My half marathon was a beast. My nerves calmed after we got there and got settled. My H had to work and my mom was at home with the kids.

I ran my ass off. It's a hilly course, and I had negative splits but missed my course PR by exactly 30 seconds. In the end I still think it was good bc I looked at other people's times and everyone I know ran slower than their usual time. It was very hot (for that race typically).

I'm not disappointed. The only thing I'm disappointed about is I could not eat my bacon burger last night! I was kind of nauseous and not feeling it.

DD is having a friend over this afternoon and I am about to put on my soft pants, stretch my sore legs and drink coffee.

Next is a turkey trot, then a 10K in April and a different half marathon in May. I'll be working on my speed next time!

[akafred]

campermom, you are amazing!

Yesterday was a cluster. The other football team were all sick so we will have a make up game either in the rain or later in the week, probably after dark or so early I can't get there since the sun is going down at 6:15. Our team scrimmaged themselves with a few older and younger brothers playing. The one time DD got the ball, one of the kinds on her team but on the other side tackled her. WTF, it's flag football! She was ok but then for some reason (I'm sure she sort of encouraged it), the two younger brothers would rush her and tackle her the whole rest of the scrimmage, and one time she hit her head. Ugh! That is why we play FLAG football!

Since it was a scrimmage it was not the full game length so we had time to go to the park for the second half of a classmate's party. Which sucked because no gift, but DD gave him her prized crystal so I think it is ok. I'll have her make a card later to take to school. While at the park, DD ninja climbed onto this weird platform thing on the side of the stage building, which she has done before. None of the other kids got up there and everyone was impressed and a little jealous. They started throwing stuff to/at her, like a ball and someone splashed her or tried with water. Then someone threw a big stick and hit her on the head HARD. I don't even know how a stick could do what it did to her forehead. HUGE goose-egg and black bruise immediately. So thankful it wasn't her eye. But she is tough and got back to playing quickly and still wanted to go to Parents Nighr Out at school with the same kids. So we were Parents Of The Year and went on with our plans, which was an escape room on the far side of the city. We have done several, but this one was great! I really liked the way it was set up. Much fun.

Finally heard from the mom of the girl in the old neighborhood. I am picking the girl up at 1 and taking them to see the new MLP movie and then going to the park for a bit. It will be a lot of driving but I have been trying to get them together for ages. Hopefully the movie is cute at least!

[waverly]

Just got home from our weekend trip. We saw 8 people in 5 different stops. It's good to see them but tiring.

I was going to post a huge diatribe on my sister but she pulled through at the last minute, but she was giving me major anxiety plus rude. This may because she is perpetually losing her mind, so I try to be understanding. But how many years can you perpetually losing it until you actually lose it? It's not sustainable what she is trying to do.

[judyblume14]

Great job, campermom! Can you have a make-up cheeseburger this week??

[mustardseed2007]

campermom, hooray! You rock!!!!! You must have a cheeseburger this week to round it all off!

Half marathons are nerve wracking but so fun. My joints hate them though. I ran 12 the weekend to train and I still feel a little busted.

[HeartofCheese]

A little late, but: AF. It's emblazened on my brain to say "as f*ck" in my brain whenever I see it. "GAF"? Shingles. Nope. "Give a f*ck." That's what I see. "Atrial Fibulation"? Nope. "As f*ck." Aunt Flo? Audio frequency? Air force? Acceleration factor? Nope. Nope. Nope. Their names have all been changed to "As F*ck."

[judyblume14]

Oct 23, 2017 14:28:37 GMT -5 HeartofCheese said:

A little late, but: AF. It's emblazened on my brain to say "as f*ck" in my brain whenever I see it. "GAF"? Shingles. Nope. "Give a f*ck." That's what I see. "Atrial Fibulation"? Nope. "As f*ck." Aunt Flo? Audio frequency? Air force? Acceleration factor? Nope. Nope. Nope. Their names have all been changed to "As F*ck."

We are getting roofing estimates. I told my H that the GAF shingles better be  "gorgeous as f*ck" for the price.