Post by supertrooper1 on Mar 19, 2018 8:24:04 GMT -5
My weekend was low key and good. I had to get up at the butt crack of dawn this morning for a 5am flight. I have a 2 hour layover before my next flight. I'm not made to get up this early.
TSA dumped my backpack and purse this morning because I had food that I didn't take out and they thought my badge and car keys looked suspicious in my purse. Since when has food been an issue? I'm fine with having my bags searched because that is part of my job description, but it seemed excessive today. They were giving everyone shit about not taking food out of their bag.
DD told me Saturday that the boy across the street was doing a lemonade stand and asked if she could sell her geodes at the stand. Sure okay. Only I found out after they never did make lemonade or have a stand. Instead they went door to door in the 'hood selling her geodes. She made $20. 💩💩💩
Between DH's being a victim and DD's brattiness I am feeling depressed lately and I am not fighting it. I am giving up. I'm tired of doing everything wrong. I will not be making DD an outfit for the recital because she didn't like the fabric I chose. I will not be deciding what the family eats for dinner because it is guaranteed to be wrong. I will not be taking DD for a hair cut because DD wants it super short and then DH gets pissy because he hates it.
Post by justcheckingin73 on Mar 19, 2018 8:45:58 GMT -5
Saturday was DS’ last basketball game! He’s so cute when he plays and he loves it but I am so happy to have one less thing on my calendar. Sat night we went to our friends house for a St Patty’s Day party. It was a lot of fun but DD watched DS and I started getting texts that DS was freaking out because we weren’t home and DD was tired and wanted to go to bed so we got home about midnight. We were ready to leave so it wasn’t an issue but it’s a little annoying when your babysitter is your own kid. She doesn’t want me to get someone older to stay with them but will text me about when we’re getting home. It’s annoying.
Sunday we went to Costco and puttered around the house. I got a 4 mile run in which was interesting after a night of moderate drinking but I’m glad I did it.
This week is DD’s last week of basketball, I get a week “off” from pick-ups and games and then track starts :\ It’s never ending!
super busy - Saturday morning my H started prepping Irish food for our party. Then, he, DD1 and I met some friends at the home opener for our MLS team. then we came home and hosted some friends. (our neighbors have b/g 1 year old twins too, so it was chaos). spent Sunday cleaning while H took DD1 to an Irish celebration. DD2 woke up from her nap around 4pm and had puked everywhere in her bed. so then it was a scramble to clean and coordinate who would stay home with her today (my mom offered). I drove an hour (RT) to pick my mom up. and promptly fell into bed at 10pm.
akafred, I feel very much the same way. Dinner is a sh*tshow here every night. One or both kids crying over what I cooked, DH just hides in his office until dinner is over, then tells me what I can be doing differently to make it smoother. Lately I've been having daydreams about just going away somewhere, alone, for a long time. I think they'd all enjoy life a lot more if I wasn't here. Apple Jacks for breakfast, lunch, and dinner; no homework ever; kids glued to their iPads, stinking because no one makes them shower or brush teeth. No hobbies or extras. I definitely have days where I give up. It's hard. Solidarity.
Weekend had good and bad parts. My nephews visited, so it was nice to see them and watch them interact with my kids. BIL and SIL went to a work function for BIL, and spent the night in a hotel locally. BIL is a drunk, so he held true to his personality and looked like a truck ran him over by Sunday morning. Since DH isn't as bad as his brother, DH thinks that 6-12 beers a night on the regular is A-OK.
DH took the kids sledding. I'd warned him that the local hill was all ice and kids had built jumps all over it, but I was just being stupid and over protective of my tiny 5 year old and he was going anyway. They were back less than an hour later, each of the 4 kids in various states of injury. Pulled back, fat lip, bruises... because of the ice and the jumps. I'm so stupid and overprotective!
Also, UVA busted my bracket. I had them in the finals. Also, Syracuse did some damage. Somehow, I'm still winning my pool.
I already reported on Saturday tee ball success. Yay!
Saturday night/Sunday morning at 1:30 am, our burglar alarm, which we’ve never had monitored and have no idea how to work, went off. For 2 hours until DH magically figured out how to turn it off. So that was not awesome.
Another thing: you’ve heard those reports that smoke alarms don’t wake kids up? Totally true. There’s one more thing for me to be scared of. I’m looking into the alarms that you record because honestly 2 hours of ear splitting ringing didn’t phase either kid at all.
Sunday we meal planned, drank lots of coffee, and went to Home Depot to buy plants. I also decided, after DH planted mint where I wanted to plant tomatoes and peppers, to buy a kit to do a raised 4x4 kitchen garden. I’m deleriously happy as I’ve wanted to do this for years. The kids are dying to plant carrots and cantaloupe of all things.
mommyatty, I hate to be a debbie downer, but did you plant mint just like, in the ground? Or is it contained in a container garden? If it's just in the ground, brace yourself. It's super invasive and will spread everywhere. Previous owners planted it near our front door and now my entire lawn has it. Every summer we try ripping it out by the roots, but it just keeps coming back. It also attracts bees, which wouldn't be a big deal, except that it's next to my front door and DD2 has an allergy. So location matters if that bothers you.
I already mentioned this but Friday was fix a gas leak day. It could have gone south quickly if there was no plumber nearby, so I was extremely lucky that it was an easy fix and a plumber was available. The gas company comes within 30 minutes of the call, so they were also quick in turning the gas back on. It was 40 which wasn't that warm, but it was enough that my house stayed at 70 with no heat for 3 hours.
Saturday I had to work and DH working on my car. Sunday I cleaned, grocery shopped and did laundry. I had the playdate at my house, and I think it went mostly good. The kids were fighting a little bit, and my playroom well at least I have a playroom but it is only an unfinished basement so not the nicest to hang out in, but the weather was the best it was all month so we could go to the park.
Post by covergirl82 on Mar 19, 2018 10:11:52 GMT -5
I'm WFH today because there was a need for more parking at my office due to a higher-than-usual number of orientees.
DS's last basketball game was great - they won 36 to 8 - and he had 6 points and some good rebounds and steals. DD is expressing an interest in taking guitar lessons, so I pulled out my classical guitar and showed her a few very beginner things and she seemed to enjoy it.
We are a Michigan State family, so their loss yesterday was a bummer. (And as much as I usually don't like U of M, I was pretty impressed with their win by buzzer-beater.)
Family Camp this weekend - awesome with the kids - DH was in jerk mode so whined all weekend, snapped at everyone and was generally unpleasant.
It did confirm for me that the kids and I are going to church without DH. And that if I can ever get DD stable, I am finding a therapist for me. DD has three appointments this week - killing me.
Got an EOB - The ER for meds for DD is $180/incident - so at least I know now that will be the cost as we head into a rainy spring. We are skipping biofeedback ($80/week) to balance the budget and I’m considering a new neuro for her.
I need to see a doctor - my hand hurts badly enough now that I can’t hold a cup or anything in my left hand. Not sure what kind of doctor to see to find out if this is carpal tunnel or arthritis or something else. I’ve put it off for the last decade....ugh.
Saturday was last minute prep for DS2's party and some gym time. DS1 went to the gym with me but didn't want to go to childcare there. So he stayed with me. After awhile, he was bored and whiny, so I held him while doing squats and lunges. Then he crawled on my back while I did push ups. He is around 35 lbs. Man am I sore now! Yesterday was DS2's first birthday party. Everyone had a good time. It was so bittersweet. No more babies here and DS2 was so stinking adorable playing with his smash cake. He would feed us icing instead of eating it himself.
Today DS2 has his 1 year checkup, so I am working from home. I'm hoping to get a run in later, since it is 50 degrees and sunny here.
Vent for today. I have the following to accomplish : staff meeting, minutes, taxes mailed for rental, doctors bills paid, board meeting, minutes, surveys printed for class, plan class for Wednesday, order battery for phone, take back Ds's shirt because it is too green, take back library books, volleyball practice coaching, strip and wash Dds bed, and all the basics to keep kids alive. Dh is on his own.
Post by freezorburn on Mar 19, 2018 11:31:26 GMT -5
DS has gotten to a point where he is willing to trade things or behaviors in exchange for things that he wants. I'm having fun with it, because we have very different ways of assigning value to things.
Saturday he agreed to go to his swim lesson if I would buy him paper clips.
Sunday he wanted to make stuff out of fusible beads instead of going to his skateboard class. I agreed, on condition that he would give me his Kindle and promise not to ask for it for the rest of the day. He agreed, and proceeded to make enough projects that we had to run to the store for more beads. Win-win! I would so much rather he do this, than zone out watching videos.
akafred and mae0111 , I'm sorry you are feeling unappreciated by your families. It's a place I visit often as well. Be kind to yourselves.
Part of our systems are down at work so I can't really do anything. So I'm dealing with some personal stuff, consolidating a bunch of our home/vehicle insurance policies and need to cancel all the current ones.
We had a pretty low key weekend. I got to relax and read a lot yesterday which was nice. Short week since DD's Spring Break starts on Friday. I'm expecting her report card early this week. PTC on Thursday. Interested to see how she's been doing since I really never hear from her teacher.
DH has the flu. I forced him to stay home today. Like I took the dog to work again so he can't go to dog class tonight. His boss isn't happy as they have all just been working with the flu so it was bound to catch up to DH.
I'm not sleeping well. This week is busy not only at work but DD has a ton of stuff going on. Got my mom to help me out with DD but really I need some downtime.
mommyatty, mint is very invasive. Even in a pot I have to pull mint starts each spring. I've stopped planting it after the 1st year. Try parsley or rosemary. DD and I have so much fun gardening. She loves the picking/eating
xctsclrx,I'm so sorry. More bad news. DH's ophthalmologist appt showed a retina tear so he is headed into surgery at 12:55. Also got a text from school at almost the exact same time as his news that school is closing at 1pm. So it has been an avalanche of shit for the past hour trying to get that squared away and leaving work etc.
Hello from Orlando! I’m at a conference at a Disney Springs hotel. There’s supposed to be rain on and off all day today and tomorrow but sun is shining now and I’m sitting by the pool in my work clothes. Glorious. I am living the dream, as both DH and DD stayed home.
Supposed to fly back on Weds but we’re expecting yet another winter storm in the mid-Atlantic so seems unlikely. Not sure if I feel pleased about an enforced extra day in FL or guilty about leaving DH alone with the umpteenth snow storm.
The peppermint is in a confined bed where it is completely surrounded by our house and pool, so it can’t really go anywhere else. We found last year that it repels wasps and mosquitoes really well, so DH is pretty obsessed with it. I thought it would never work, but it did. Mint mixed with catnip seemed to be the winning combination.
I just didn’t expect him to take the whole bed! The previous iwners had a tiny herb garden there. Surprisingly the thing we fight is fennel. Even the mint couldn’t combat the fennel last year. So now I’m getting a little kitchen garden in this other little space by our driveway, right outside our family room windows. I’m really happy it worked out that way!
We had a good weekend. Took DS to his first kindergarten friend's birthday party yesterday and it was fun. I also got a chance to chat with some of the parents, it was nice.
Now I'm on my way to the airport to meet up with DH for our 48 hour get-away! We have nothing planned other than a lot of eating and sleeping, can't wait!