Weekend plans, randoms, TGIF!

[186momx]

Anything and everything...

[186momx]

Taking DD to open gym tonight as soon as I get home. Will eat something while I sit and watch

Saturday working all day 8ish-5ish. DD has a date with grandma to make cookies, watch the gymnastic meet on TV, and do St. Patty's crafts. DH can nurse his man cold home alone. I also need to go to the grocery store.

Sunday leaving DD home to take care of sick DH. I will work another full on day with a stop at Costco on the way home. I will also meal prep for next week, laundry, and maybe snuggle with DD and a movie on the couch.

Random: DD won a gift card to ToysRus last fall at school. I have no clue what to spend it on and now need to go and spend it ASAP with the store closing. I don't remember the last time I bought her a toy. The only toy she plays with are her Breyer horses which they don't sell. I'm thinking a couple games...Monopoly? Ideas help??

[rere]

Off at 1:30! I am currently spring cleaning my bedroom. I filled the entire vaccum just from this room. May explain the sinuses, but how often can you move solid wood furniture. Dh did help, even though he said he wouldn't, so its not going to take long. Dh is taking Dd to a party, so I am going to enjoy shrimp and wine.

I am irrationally excited for a low key weekend. I bought cinnamon rolls and donuts for a relaxing morning tomorrow, which is a rare treat. We will all go to a friend's house to watch the game tomorrow evening with heavy apps.

Sunday will hopefully be nice enough for Dh and I to get out for a run. Ds is lobbying Dh to take him fishing which will probably happen.

[katrine05]

DD's school has a pizza dinner and music show tonight so her and I are going to that. DH is bringing her to me at work once he picks her up from school to save me some time. If I were to drive home to get her, I'd have to turn right back around. Waste of an hour. Once I'm done work we'll probably go do some shopping. She needs skates and a helmet for her upcoming skating lessons so we'll probably go pick some up.

Tomorrow morning we have a few errands to run. Hoping the snow storm isn't as bad as they predict. Yesterday's was much milder. Need to go to Costco. Might take DD to the gymnastics meet at her gym. She's on the fence about continuing on with lessons so I thought maybe seeing what some of the older girls do will help her decide.

Cleaning and laundry and all the items that are permanently on my to do list. At least next week is a short week. Spring break starts on Friday and I'm off with DD until after Easter. (DS will still be going to daycare most days)

[k3am]

We have a last minute celebratory date night tonight... I got an early reservation for bocce, then we'll go get drinks, then dinner. Tomorrow is ballet/birthday party/playdate. Sunday, we're going to rest. Hopefully.

[campermom]

Tonight: private speech and grocery store
Saturday: new running buddy wants to get 12 miles in. I'm along for the ride! I get nervous before long runs like this. But we are a great match. Then DH will take DS1 to fencing and I'll get ready for the St Pattys party at our house at 4:30.
Sunday no plans!! I'll probably get to the gym to lift though. ETA: get the camper ready for Easter!

[waverly]

Gas leak is fixed. Gas and heat are back on. Finished DD's 5 year appointment. Tomorrow I have to work. Sunday is possible play date and cub scouts.

[erinshelley21]

I just had a gym date with my mom BFF this evening. Thankfully MIL agreed to watch my kids since DH is at work.

Tomorrow the house needs attention. There's like 367 things that need put away, multiple loads of laundry to fold and put away and various projects I've been putting off until after sales season. DH works until noon and then again on Sunday so I'm not sure how much is actually going to get done. I also need to meal plan, get groceries and meal prep.

[mommyatty]

Tomorrow morning is the meet and greet for DS’s Bubba Ball Team. Then DD has her first tee ball game. Other than that, not much is going on. I really need to meal plan. We’ve been eating like crap for weeks since we’ve all been sick and exhausted. I need to get back on the food wagon. And I need to clean our house because, again, with as sick as we’ve all been, we just let everything go.

[freezorburn]

Tomorrow:

Donuts, then take DS for a haircut. In the afternoon, DS’s first swimming lesson. He is signed up for a high functioning autism friendly class. We will find out what that means.

Sunday: Skateboarding clinic in the afternoon. Also meal planning and grocery shopping.

[supertrooper1]

I was off today and am off the rest of the weekend. Today was nonstop errands; Costco, Target, Macy's, the bagel store for green bagels, lawn mower shop, follow up doctor's appointment and DS to preschool.

This weekend will be spent with DS since I'm gone all next week. I bought a couple of extra shirts for my trip and need to have DH help me figure out what to pack. I'm making business casual a bigger deal than it needs to but I'm excited about my trip and want to look my best.

Our neighbors stopped by this afternoon to thank DH for starting their motorcycles while they were on vacation. Not only did they get DS a birthday present, they brought us back a bowl with silver designs on it and gave DH money for his help. Best neighbors we've ever had.

[sunbutter]

It is circus weekend here! DS and his class are putting on an old school circus Friday and Saturday night to crowds of 300 at school. It is amazing to see what a group of 9-10 year olds can do. DS is not one who excels with physical challenges but he learned to unicycle, do the silks, walk the tightrope. He had been so nervous that now that he has two of three shows over, he is acting like the weight of the world has been lifted from his shoulders. We had three family members from out of town tonight and three more coming tomorrow. Long but super sweet weekend.

[traveltheworld]

We have a low key weekend, just the usual kids' activities and a birthday party for one of DS's friends on Sunday. But it looks like DS has caught a cold. It's weird, DD catches a cold almost every other week and I'm never that concerned, but whem DS does, I always get so worried. I'd say it's because he has asthma and she doesn't, but I know that's not all of it. I think I still haven't recovered from dealing with his health issues from a few years ago so I'm always on high alert when it comes to him.

[rere]

Dd has a birthday party Sunday. It is a new boy in her class that has had a hard time fitting in, and sometimes gets a hard time from a couplle of bullies. He invited the entire class. I was worried that kids may not go, and was going to take Dd. I talked to some parents last night, and it seems that they are if the same mind, and the kids all want to go. I'm glad he is going to have a nice birthday with his classmates. Every kid deserves that.

[twinmomma]

Ended up working until 7 PM last night due to a last minute project. Now I'm "on call" all weekend to deal with that. Also solo parenting today, so that's fun to balance. But, I'm going out with friends tonight for dinner so I have that to look forward to! Tomorrow we've got a playdate with a friend I haven't seen in forever, so looking forward to that too.

And, I'm going to try out a yoga class tomorrow. If I like it, I think I'll join the gym. It's pretty cheap and the schedule for classes seems like I could actually pull it off once or twice a week, which is all I'm looking for.

[covergirl82]

Friday was my Friday off for work, so I went to the moms prayer group with a few moms from the kids' school. I feel like I've had a hard time getting to know other moms from the school, and they have been very welcoming and easy to get to know. Then I went to Costco, then home to spend some time with my parents because they have been gone for a couple weeks, and also some cleaning.

Today DS had his last basketball game. It was a blowout - 36-8, and his team won - and he contributed 6 points. The whole team played like they were on fire. Then DH left for a bowling tournament, so the kids and I hung out at home for most of the afternoon, then went to pick out a gift for the friend whose birthday party DS is going to next week and also pick up a pizza for dinner.

Tomorrow is church and then I'll probably do some cleaning in the afternoon. DH should be home sometime later in the afternoon or early evening.

186momx, games are a great idea. My kids really like The Game of Life lately. You could also see if they have fun outdoor toys/games now that the weather is warming up.

[mommyatty]

Today was such a nice day! DD and DS both enjoyed tee ball. This is huge for DD since her track record with sports has been dismal. We were nervous because the league gave the coaches a schedule of who should play what when as well as batting order to ensure all the various ruled about every kid getting a chance to play outfield and infield etc were followed. By “luck” DD was batting first for her team, started off at “pitcher” and then played first base for the last inning. That’s a whole lot of pressure, and yesterday she was scared she would mess up. But she was actually awesome! Like had two legit catches, had decent hits, ran fast to the bases, and threw as well as anyone on her team. She was absolutely beaming.

DS got to hit the ball and run bases a bunch of times. His first “game” is next week. And 4 of the kids on his team are from his preschool, which is fun!

[mae0111]

PDQ as I may delete, but I need to get this out...

DH has started drinking again. After an incident in late Jan, he told me he would stop “for a while”. A couple of weeks ago (as far as I know), he started having a beer here and there. Friday night I went to bed and he was 6 beers deep. He stayed up for 2 more hours with his brother watching basketball. Yesterday 4 more.

I’m also discovering that he’s an excellent liar. I didn’t realize it before. He’s admitting to stuff he did before he met me which is making me question a lot. So now I wonder if he even lasted the 6 weeks that he claimed he wasn’t drinking. He does not want to stop. If he has to choose between me and beer, I will lose. I need to figure out what a can live with.

I feel very much like my life as I know it is over.

[freezorburn]

I'm sorry mae0111, I can relate. Sending you all the moral support.

[freezorburn]

DS's first swim lesson went great yesterday!

He did not want to be there at first. I cut a deal that if I bought him something he wanted (in this case, paper clips) then he would at least let me take him to the place, see what the pool is like, meet the instructor, and perhaps watch other people in their lessons.

We got there, and he wanted to leave as soon as we got there. I didn't even try to get him to wear his swimsuit. We met the instructor and DS did his anxious thing. If I had been wearing a skirt he would have hid in it. 10 minutes later he is talking to the instructor like he's an old friend, and we've convinced him to put his swim trunks on so that he can just sit at the side of the pool and put his feet in. By the end of the lesson he got as far as trying to walk a couple of steps down into the pool. And he agreed to pick up there next week.

He's getting one-on-one instruction, and the instructor seems to be good at reading his cues to know what DS is comfortable with and what they might work on next.

I just love it when things fall into place!

[phdmomma]

mae0111, Is it that he can't stop or he won't stop? I'm sorry that you are going through this.

Growing up with an alcoholic parent, AA was a godsend, but it only worked once the parent decided that they had a problem and was committed to being sober. Until that point, and the point of driving drunk with me in the car during a black out , there was nothing that could reach the person. There was an ultimatum involved from the other parent which involved being kicked out of the house. And that parent went and emptied all of the bottles of liquor hidden in the basement out of the house. There were multiple garbage bags....

[mae0111]

phdmomma - IMO it’s a bit of both. I gave him that ultimatum years ago, before kids, when I had a job. It’s so much more complicated now. Also, if we are living together, I can monitor what’s happening, keep everyone safe.

I’m just so tired of being worried all the time.

[186momx]

SOS: DH man cold tested positive for the flu yesterday. I told him to go in as he was so cold, looked like death, etc. and said us parents open gym had been talking Friday night and all of them who had the flu said it started off like a cold. He tested positive. Called his boss (small employer boss, DH, secretary). Boss said okay did you get meds, yeah, okay see you Monday morning. I was like no you have the Fing FLU.

My mom is watching DD while I'm at work. I took the dog with me and will until further notice. Mom is going to pick DD up from aftercare this week. Bought Lysol and was spraying/wiping stuff like crazy last night and he got butt hurt as I was wiping everything he touch. He really doesn't get how sick he is. DD is freaking out that she is going to get it and it is going to ruin her spring break plans.

I freaking need a break!

[shakinros]

mae0111 I’m so sorry. Have you tried an Al-Anon meeting? I went to a couple after our last major incident. I stopped going cause the “higher power” spirituality was a bit much for me. I really, really appreciated hearing from other people about what they were dealing with re: the problem drinkers in their lives.

[mae0111]

shakinros - the “higher power” piece is what keeps me away from Al-Anon, but I think I’m going to have to give it a try sooner than later.

Are things improving for you?

[rere]

mae0111 No advice, just sorry you are dealing with this.

[erinshelley21]

I'm sorry mae0111. I was really hoping things were improving for you guys.

[twinmomma]

I'm so sorry mae0111. I hope you're able to find some peace doing what is best for you and your kids.