It’s Friday. Thank God!

[mommyatty]

And I’m not even religious! But this week, man!

Today is DH’s birthday. I’ve been asking him for 2 weeks whether he wanted to go have a fancy dinner tonight or tomorrow and let his mom watch the kids overnight. He still hasn’t decided, so I guess tomorrow???

Tomorrow is tee ball. Yay! And maybe dinner out for DH’s birthday? Sunday will be spent planting the new little garden. And resting.

A random: DH and DD both talk in their sleep when they’re having bad hay fever. It’s weird. They don’t talk in their sleep otherwise. Last night they were both so insane that 1) I got up THREE times thinking someone had broken into the house only to discover it was DD talking, laughing, borderline yelling, etc. and 2) at one point I swear it sounded like they were sharing a dream and having a conversation. So I got very little sleep last night.

[justcheckingin73]

What a strange side effect, mommyatty!

I’m so glad it’s Friday too! We have nothing planned tonight and I cannot wait to go to bed already. Basketball is over for both kids so I don’t have to be up at a certain time and can be lazy until Noon when I have a hair appt. It’s a cut and color and I can’t wait. My hair is way too long.

Saturday afternoon DD and a few friends are going to an escape room. I’m a little worried since they will be in there with other people. I’m more worried that the other people will be annoyed that a bunch of 14 year olds are with them. Hopefully it goes smoothly. Then, two of her friends are spending the night.

Sunday I’m going for a 5 mile run and then groceries and maybe putting DS’s room back together. I painted it weeks ago but he wanted to move it around and we still haven’t done that or put anything back on the walls. I think it’s time. 

Next week is Spring Break for the kids which can be stressful with them here while I’m trying to work. The best part is I don’t have to get anyone ready for school or drive anywhere. Although I’m sure DD will make plans with friends. I took next Friday off to do something fun with them - not sure what yet.

[2chatter]

DH had some kind of attitude adjustment while he was out of town. He scheduled to
return a full 24 hours early so he could help (yesterday I worked, went to the gym, had DD’s well check, got DS to soccer and DD was going to walk him home so I could take other DD to a game in another town - home by 10PM). Zero time to preclean for the maid so DH came home and did it. He also made lunch plans for us today and a dinner reservation for my favorite for tomorrow night. He is complaining incessantly about a birthday party on Saturday at a super annoying place, but it’s a place he takes the kids so...I am not bailing him out. I have to get my mom a birthday present.

Tonight is the fun run at the kids’ school. Soccer tomorrow. No volleyball as DD’s shoulder is still not back in place.

The pediatrician won’t clear DD for oral surgery unless there’s an anesthesiologist in the room monitoring her the entire time. We may have to hunt for an in plan oral surgeon or pay a mobile anesthesiology service out of pocket. This whole medically complicated thing sucks. I’m still mad that she’s been to the dentist every six months like clockwork and the first two dentists missed this tooth entirely in the X-rays. Thank goodness we changed dentists or it could have impacted her sinuses. So annoyed.

I also have to try to negotiate with infusion centers, ERs and urgent cares as insurance won’t continue to pay the 6K bill for IVs for
DD and we don’t have another solution. The pediatrician said the neuro should help but she didn’t and won’t. So the pediatrician is now reaching out to a pain management colleague to see if he will take DD because the cardiologist, neurologist and pediatrician have tried what they can and biofeedback isn’t working.

That’s a lot to say - I wish DD had a “typical” medical issue with clear treatment options. Living every day not sure how she will do is really stressful. I am super stressed about sports for next year - they get more intense. As DD self identifies as a “scholar athlete” if she can’t be athletically competitive it will break her. Uggghhhh. I don’t know how to help her and I hate it. She’s so hard core in everything - she needed 100 hours of community service for the highest NJHS award and her target is 300 - she’s almost there. I wish I could fix it.

[covergirl82]

Yay for Friday!

I forgot my chiropractor appointment yesterday, but was able to get another appointment first this morning. I still had to pay the "no show" fee for $45 (plus the regular amount), which sucks. I hate wasting money like that.

Tomorrow DS is playing in a basketball tournament (to get a flavor of what it will be like if he plays on the travel team next year). He is guaranteed 3 games, but will play more if they win at least 2 games. I just hope he has fun and a good attitude, even if they lose all three games.

Tomorrow morning is our church's annual Easter egg hunt. I'm taking DD (DS will be at basketball), and one of her friend's is coming, so that will be fun (but cold). After that we'll have lunch and then go to DS's 3rd basketball game.

Sunday is church and then DS has a friend's birthday party in the afternoon. I'm going to try and set up a play date for DD for Sunday afternoon. (The girl DD wants to invite is very polite and they get along well, so it doesn't require much effort on my part.)

Somewhere between activities I need to get some groceries and do some cleaning. I'm seriously considering going to get groceries at 6 am tomorrow so I don't have to fight any Saturday crowds and that one thing will be done.

[mellym]

We are getting takeout tonight at DD1's insistence and who wants to cook on Friday night anyways. Watching the basketball games with DH. Tomorrow DD1 has soccer at 8am and I need to go on my lunch today to get the team snacks. My brother is coming over to do the electrical wiring in our basement and help DH haul the drywall. SIL and I are going to take the kids to a Bunny Hop. Sunday DD2 has a birthday party - her first friend party so she's so excited. I'm looking forward to seeing how she interacts with her friends. She's very shy but I'm told she's a really good friend and role model in her daycare room. I need to finish my parents' and brother/SIL tax returns as well.

[186momx]

I'm glad tomorrow is Saturday and instead of leaving the house at 7:10 I can leave at 8:10 to come to work. DH is still with the plague. Saturday DD is hanging with grandma while I work all day. Sunday I'm going to try to WFH so I can do laundry too. DD has a b-day party at 3 and then she is going to go with my sister for a sleep over to start off spring break.

[mae0111]

This will be a quiet weekend. DD1 has her gigantic tonsils and adenoids removed yesterday, so she will spend the weekend recovering. DD2 has a soccer game tomorrow morning then a play date with a friend whose sympathetic mom knew that day 2 of recovery is the worst. It’s her first play date without me so we will see how it goes!

Sun I’m hoping to meet a friend for brunch or lunch. We are both going through some stuff so it would be good to chat.

This is the calm before the storm. After this, I don’t think we have a free weekend until June.

[186momx]

mae0111, thinking of your DD1. I had my gigantic T&A surgery as a 7th grader over Thanksgiving break. Wake her for pain meds over night. My biggest memory is waking in horrible pain in the middle of the night and being so out of it that I threw up the really gross pain meds. FYI my golf ball sized T&A came back A-OK from biopsy they )were just abnormally large. I also haven't had strep since

[2chatter]

186momx - as we haven’t had tonsil issues here I had to read and reread your post as T&A means something super different! Ha!

[186momx]

Opps 2chatter, T&A is short in medical for tonsils & adenoids. I grew up listening to my mom's shorten medical jargon so it shows at the weirdest times. Guess I shouldn't try tag from my phone.

[mae0111]

186momx - we’ve been keeping up every 3 hrs (stretched to 4 overnight) switching off Tylenol and Motrin. During the day today, per the dr, I gave her Tylenol and oxycodone at 10am, with another dose 6 hrs later. We will not give her the oxy overnight because it can suppress respiratory activity, which is an issue because the dr strongly suspects sleep apnea. So overnight it’s tylenol and Motrin every 4 hrs for 2 more nights. Then no more Motrin because of possible bleeding.

So far, she is tolerating the pain very well. Fingers crossed that we can stay ahead of it until the worst is over. But honestly, the sleep for us is like having a newborn again. Up every 3 hrs, but not really sleeping because I’m listening for every little sound.

[k3am]

186momx, our biggest mistake we made with DD after her first surgery was not keeping up on the pain meds. That also lead to a lot of vomit for us. It was unpleasant to say the least.

[divanerd]

Yes!Weekend filled with Soccer, Easter Egg Hunt, neice birthday party.

Packing for Spring in 7 days!!

[dglvrk2]

Friday started with me waking up to my dog pooping on our kitchen floor (thank God not a carpet, I guess) and my office manager texting me we are short three teacher subs. (I'm an assistant principal) needless to say I wasn't feeling all happy about it being Friday, or any day for that matter.

Teachers were really helpful and everyone got through the day though...I cleaned up the dog poop too

I'm swamped with several work obligations. I could really use a day without interruptions to catch up. Plus, H is going out if town for the week Monday, so I'm solo parenting. We drive several hours to mountains every weekend as DDs are enrolled in ski camp on Sundays. I asked H if he could take the girls on his own this weekend. I got a very grumpy "yes" and him mumbling about how we don't get to ski together ever. He's going through a lot both at work and coming to grips with aging parents and - he'll NEVER say this- but he needs sone TLC. I'm going to do my best to compromise: go with the family, work a bit tonight and tomorrow morning and ski with him in the afternoon. I'm also going to arrange for a sitter next Friday night so he and I can go out. We hardly ever do this.

[rere]

Friday was the last fish fry of lent. A bunch of us got together parents and kids because it was the last fundraiser for a few of the moms since their youngest are going to high school. Our little school was being threatened with shutdown when ds was in preschool, so a group of us really fought and for 10 years we have had fish fries, chili suppers, 4wheeler poker runs, corn hole tournaments, breakfast with Santa, picnics etc to earn money. Often say I have been everything at that school from janitor, to lunch lady, marketing, sub teacher...It will be weird when my time ends.

Saturday, cook a nice breakfast,run, clean, church. Dd has a birthday party. It is my friend's daughter. Somehow I told her I would help. She invited 14 9/10 yr old girls for a sleepover and is going to tie die shirts. I don’t know what she was thinking. I am hoping I can bail early. It's cold and rainy here.

Sunday I need to buy Dh bday present. He has to work, but we want to give him his present and make a nice meal.

[186momx]

rere, I'm feeling very cranky at DH's right now so I would totally get a giant bow and put it on his $400 deer head.

DH is finally feeling better and now wants both DD and I to stop what we have been doing and let him decide what the plan is. He actually said DD and I should cancel our plans today and stay home with him. DD is at grandma's making cookies and who knows what else and I'm at work all day. He also had no clue spring break is next week or that DD has stuff going on each day. None of this stuff involves him, no pick ups, no drop offs, nothing and with him sick we haven't really spoke since he has been quarantined. Lets say I want to bed very frustrated last night.

[waverly]

My week was another hellish week at work. DH was gone Tue early through Fri night. For DS we had the last (yay) basketball and a music program (so tired of going to these alone) and physical therapy. We skipped cub scouts and that made me feel bad because my neighbor has two parents home and can attend all these events, but DS and I were exhausted and sometimes I don't want another event of managing two kids by myself.

DH has been a combo of super helpful and super annoying this morning. Oh well I guess I'll take the helpful part. It was supposed to snow but went south of us so that is good! Productive day but now is doing laundry time and the kids are fighting a lot.

[rere]

Mar 24, 2018 11:16:56 GMT -5 186momx said:

rere, I'm feeling very cranky at DH's right now so I would totally get a giant bow and put it on his $400 deer head.

DH is finally feeling better and now wants both DD and I to stop what we have been doing and let him decide what the plan is. He actually said DD and I should cancel our plans today and stay home with him. DD is at grandma's making cookies and who knows what else and I'm at work all day. He also had no clue spring break is next week or that DD has stuff going on each day. None of this stuff involves him, no pick ups, no drop offs, nothing and with him sick we haven't really spoke since he has been quarantined. Lets say I want to bed very frustrated last night.

Lol. That's a thought. It's only a $50 fishing rod, as long as he doesn't mount the damn fish.

He actually made some consessions this morning. He announced, as I was in my robe drinking coffee, he has one small and one decent bonus coming next week. The small bonus he is going to get the table for the entry and the larger bonus will go into the truck fund, which I were I want all extra money to go since I don't want to go into a lot of debt for a vehicle. I'm not entirely appeased, but not turning down a couple of small victories. He also bought 2 Adirondack chairs for the fire pit thar have been on my list.