Friday! Weekend plans, random

[rere]

Happy Friday!

I am currently enjoying my day off. Dh and I went for a walk, did some shopping and picked up ferns for my front porch, and a gift for the neighbors, mom, adult son and daughter. The mom passed this week.

Tonight we are headed to a friend's house while the kids have a "party".

Tomorrow, volleyball at 8, then Dd and I are going for a walk, lunch and some shopping for her. Dh and DS will be in the woods hunting most of the day.

Sunday, hopefully chill and I bought some steaks to grill.

Random. My neighbors have their family grave yard behind their house and they buried their mom yesterday. I have lived by a graveyard my entire life, minis a few years in college. We lived next to my grandparents when I was a kid and their side yard was a graveyard. That's where the swing, hammock, picnic table was and where we hung out most of the time. It did make for a pretty swift run home when I had to walk home after dark.

[traveltheworld]

Random: friends of our stayed over the other night with their 5 year old and we were a bit taken aback with how "mean" he was, verbally. In a span of 12 hours, he told DD that she can't play with him because he hates girls and she is too stupid to play with him and DS, told us that our dinner was disgusting, and told DS that his house is way nicer and bigger than our's. All these happened in front of the parents, and they just told him "oh, that's not a nice thing to say" and moved on. The parents are incredibly nice people, so we found it a bit odd.

Now for the super nerdy part: DH and I have both been doing a lot of leadership training lately, and after that incident, we got into a big discussion about how best to convey and reinforce our values to our kids, and decided to have a discussion with DS about determining and writing down some "core values" for the family. He was surprisingly insightful and mature about the whole thing, so we have our 5 core values set, and will head to the dollar store to make a big poster to post it in the playroom.

[waverly]

traveltheworld, I love that.

Going out for drinks and dinner with co-workers tonight. Tomorrow I am going to see my friend who has a broken foot, so hoping to bring her some entertainment. Sunday I work and Monday is errands.

Random- I am just looking forward to the week being over with. I touched base with new hire # who knows? And she seemed fine to start on Monday, and I have a backup person in place for training or just in case, so I think we might finally be settling in. 2 people went full time in my department, so I just don't want to have to hire anyone else until at the earliest fall. A good 6 months off from hiring fingers crossed.

[justcheckingin73]

Tonight we have nothing planned but I may start laundry and research catering options for DD’s Confirmation which is on the 29th and try to figure out where to go for DS’s 1st Communion lunch and birthday on May 5th.

Tomorrow DS has his 1st Communion retreat which I also volunteered for so we’ll be there from 8:30-11:30. I hope it goes quickly.

Sunday we have nothing planned but DH said he’ll be working so it’s me and the kids again. It’s supposed to rain all weekend so sometime on Sat or Sun I’ll hopefully catch a break in the rain to grocery shop and go for a run. Plus, I leave for London on Saturday (the 21st) at 9 am (ugh). It was the best price I could get - if I left later or on Sunday, the price went up to $2300! So I may start packing for that too.

Random: I just recently figured out that my SS has turned into his mother (gasp!). She’s a know-it-all who wants to know everything and will give you her opinion whether you want it or not. It’s bad enough when that comes from someone your own age but when it comes from someone 20 years your junior? Nope. MYOB.

[twinmomma]

DH and I are going to the movies tomorrow! Rare treat for us so that will be fun.

Sunday I'm strongly considering just coming into the office for the day. I'm so, so behind/overwhelmed right now. A full day to work with no interruptions would be really awesome to catch up. But, I think it might also make me feel really burnt out. Currently trying to decide what is worse.

Tonight is daddy/daughter dance at school. PTA decided as of last night that they're not selling corsages/boutonnieres after all, so I might swing into the grocery store on my way home and throw something together for the girls and DH.

[phdmomma]

It's raining which is supposed to turn to snow, I am so over snow.

Sunday my SIL and BIL are having their sons baptized, DH and I are the godparents for one of them. They live about an hour away, we have practice tomorrow morning at 9:30AM and then Sunday at the 10:30AM mass their kids plus a few other babies are being baptized. I hope that my kids survive the service.

[supertrooper1]

I'm working all weekend, so nothing planned. Today is my Monday and it's actually shaping up to be a good work week. No chatty coworker for 4 days, work morale committee meeting on Monday and my OT on Tuesday was moved to a better work unit.

Random: Since my coworker and I have some catching up to do and we're finally working together tomorrow, he said he would bring a snack and we could catch up. Beer cheese sandwiches. Don't worry, no drinking at work. It's canned cheese, salami and Ritz crackers. So good, but not so great for the hips.

[katrine05]

It was gross and snowing this morning but I just ran out to get something from my car and it's sunny and beautiful out. It's supposed to be beautiful all weekend and back to snow Monday. We have so much snow still on the ground though that everything is such a mess while melting.

DD has a playdate tomorrow morning at a playplace. The other mom and I plan on catching up with coffee while the girls play. I told DH he can either stay home with DS or come along, but he gets to follow DS around and keep him entertained. We'll see what he decides. Need to clean and do laundry like every other weekend. Going to try and avoid grocery shopping and just put in an order for pick up Monday night.

Sunday morning DH has floor hockey and DD has her first skating lessons in the afternoon.

[divanerd]

I am so incredibly stressed! It makes no sense what I'm dealing with at work.

This weekend finish unpacking, spring clean and soccer. Hope to get a tennis game in.

[polecat8]

Today is a beautiful day - 80 degrees and sunny. I'm hoping the spend some time outside this evening with the kids.
Tomorrow will also be beautiful, but rain is coming late tomorrow afternoon.
I plan on going to the gym in the morning. The van needs an oil change at noon. Maybe we'll head to the park after.
DD is supposed to have softball practice on Sunday, but with the rain coming, I don't see that happening. We'll have to find something else to do. Might have to clean the house since it is in a poor state right now.

Monday is back to snow/rain mix and in the 40s. I'd like the weather to pick a season and stay with it!

[covergirl82]

Last night the puke fairy visited us. I woke up at 11 (so I had been asleep a little more than an hour) to DS calling for us. When DH and I got to his room, we got the unpleasant surprise that he threw up, half on his bed, half on the floor (carpet, so, awesome). He complained about his throat hurting after he threw up, and that's exactly what happened when DD had strep in November. I wanted to wait and see how the day went, but now he's running a very low grade fever (99-100), so DH is going to take him to urgent care for a strep test after he gets home from work.

Tomorrow my friend and I are supposed to be going to Ft. Wayne (about 3 hours away) to the Vera Bradley annual outlet sale. However, the Weather Channel just sent a notification that the winter storm watch was changed to a warning starting at noon on Saturday - significant icy and bad road conditions.

DS was supposed to have baseball practice tomorrow, but it was already cancelled due to the weather. Not planning on anything for Sunday at this point - we'll have to wait and see how the roads are as to if we have church or not.

[xctsclrx]

covergirl82, ugh that is what happens to me when I get strep too.

We HAVE NO PLANS this weekend (minus the playdate) This is the first of 3 that we have like this before baby girl gets here so we are finishing the nursery and doing a bunch of laundry. I am excited to have a chill weekend finally.

[186momx]

My great aunt R just stopped by to see me at work. She had just gotten back from a trip to see her sister S in Florida, Great Aunt S sent Aunt R home with a present for me. She gave me a 14 caret gold ring with 12 sapphires and 10 diamonds set in a raised oval pattern. It is beautiful, actually fits, and I'm floored/shocked. Aunt S brought me a bunch of fun costume jewelry, antique Christmas ornaments, and a few china dolls on her last visit out here. I have no idea why I'm seem to be the favorite niece and she has her own granddaughter of her own too. Talk about a pick me up on my last Friday of tax season.

Weekend: Taking DD to open gym after work. Working all weekend to try and get the last stuff finished up. Weather is supposed to be rainy and unseasonable cool with snow levels to 2000ft. Perfect weather to hide behind my computer

[mellym]

covergirl82, hope he feels better soon! That has been my week so all the sympathy.

Our weekend feels like it's up in the air because I don't know how much DH is going to be able to participate. DD1 has soccer tomorrow morning and then they're having a Kids day at the Y right after her game ends. DH may or may not come to soccer and if he does, probably won't make it through the activities so we will skip it if he comes. Then my nephew's Birthday party later in the day. Sunday is my Mom's Birthday and she wants a get together at her house. We're supposed to have freezing rain/snow all weekend too so that may be a factor since both parties are 45 minutes away.

I'm thinking about convincing my mom to have a girls' day instead but that will only work if DH can handle the kiddos for a few hours on his own. His doctor instructions say no lifting. Oh, and MIL wants to celebrate DH's birthday this weekend too because she still thinks he's five. Last year, she asked if I got him balloons on his Birthday, this year it was a text asking if I got him a cake.

[k3am]

Beyond the regular stuff, we have a party, a play date, and DD and I will be having a girls only date - car wash and McDonald's. Somehow, this has become our special thing.

[campermom]

I got grocery shopping it of the way AND a haircut so I feel like I have a head start in the weekend. I’ll take DS to open bout for fencing tonight.

DH works all weekend. I planned to have my mom watch the kids while I run a 10k (DS would skip fencing) until I got the soccer schedule and DD has a game. My mom can’t handle my toddler out, so now I need 2 babysitters tomorrow.

Sunday I have not plans. At some point when DH gets home at night either sat or Sunday I need to shop for clothes for myself.

I need basic black pants, and some capris and springy shoes. Anything inspiring?

[sdlaura]

traveltheworld I love the core values idea!

I’m waiting for DS1’s preschool parent teacher conference now. He’s at a challenging age so it should be interesting.

DH and DD are camping this weekend with the YMCA adventure guides (formerly Indian princesses). So I’m hanging with the boys. Tball tomorrow then some errands and lunch, and I have our babysitter coming tomorrow night after the boys go to bed so I can go to moms night out with my local moms group.

Sunday I’ll probably take the boys to gym childcare while I work out. Otherwise not too much interesting stuff. I/my firm didn’t get invited back to the finals for a prospective client, which was a bummer, but it means I don’t have to fly to Seattle Sunday night. And now I’ll be on the office everyday next week, which almost never happens and should be awesome, so that’s a silver lining to not advancing with the Client.

[honeydew1894]

Plans: We had t-ball practice tonight. Tomorrow we have field clean up in the morning, and then DS and I have a school dance together. I am so excited! Sunday, maybe gym and chill at home. We all need a stay home day.

Random: It is supposed to be freezing rain this weekend. I am so over winter.

[mommyatty]

Welp, I’m having quite the Friday the 13th. My last meeting in DC ran late. Then a person who was with us lost her Visitor’s badge in the Pentagon. You can’t get out of the Pentagon without your badge. Then traffic. So I missed my flight. Got on one about 2 hrs later. Great, right? Except storms in Dallas so we were diverted to San Antonio and are sitting here waiting to refuel and try again. Ugh.

Tomorrow we have 2 tee ball games. The next day is a birthday party for a work friend who just quit and is moving to Arizona. So this will be the last bday party for their kids we will get to go to. I’m especially sad because this guy was my pregnancy buddy the first time I was pregnant. His wife had their first 3 mos before I had DD. He was my “if I go into labor at work” backup plan to get to the hospital.

[erinshelley21]

I took yesterday off to prep for the baby shower I'm throwing my SIL that's today.

Today i need to finish getting ready for that and do that. DH is at work and MIL has another grandkid at some event so decorating with a 4 year old and a kind of walking 13 month old should be fun, right?
Not sure what we will do after. I'm hoping my mom or aunt offers to take everyone out to dinner lol

Sunday will be meal prep, laundry, and straightening the house.

Random: a few months ago I ended up with tennis elbow in my right arm. Now I have it in my left arm. Its worse in that one than its ever been in my right. I'm frustrated because I'm not sure how to remedy it since DD still needs held most of the time and she's part of the reason it hurts.

[sandandsea]

Dh and ds1 are going to the track today. I need to do some work but will have Ds2 so we will see how that goes. Tonight I’m volunteering at church and then tomorrow ds1 has his Cub Scout fishing trip. I also need to clean and do laundry this weekend and sort through clothes to purge and donate. Ds2 has stuffed drawers and I’m sure stuff doesn’t fit. Like last week at dc they told me he only had size 9m clothes in his bin. He wears 18-24 months. Oops.

[186momx]

erinshelley21, could you start putting your DD in a carrier when you need to hold her? This will leave your arms free. I threw my back out a week before my DD turned 1 for the first time and it was so hard because I wasn't supposed to lift or carry her. We didn't get our Ergo until just before she turned 2 and it turned into a miracle because I could carry her again for long periods without throwing my back out. Holding the kid on your hip puts a ton of torque on your lower back.

[librarychica]

We have a weekend of birthday parties and errands. The weather is nice and we’ve taught the kids to fly kites and now they’re obsessed. Some lingering colds, but otherwise a nice weekend so far.

[shakinros]

Season opening ceremony for softball this morning, first thing. It was very cute. All the teams paraded onto the field, then got announced, then someone’s grandpa threw out the first pitch. Then we had practice.

Long play date for DD this afternoon. I cleaned both bathrooms then read a magazine. DH napped.

Tomorrow it’s gym then a birthday party. Nothing too exciting.

[erinshelley21]

186momx I think I might have to. Luckily DH will be home tomorrow so he can do most of the carrying. I just need to force myself to not workout, which is hard since I am finally getting somewhere in my weight loss efforts and it's been nice to focus on it instead of work. Looks like I'm going to run this week.

[akafred]

I spent yesterday afternoon sewing DD's skirt for the recital, while DH took DD to the mall across town where a band they like was playing and spent a fortune, of course. For the recital she agreed to wear a skirt if it had British flags on it. I couldn't find any online, so I made one.

This was the inspiration she chose when we Googled:


And this is the final skirt:


I think it turned out pretty well! What color leggings, do you think? Shoes will probably be navy and red skater style sneakers, white t-shirt with her band logo on it, and a denim jacket. Not sure about hair. Maybe chalk it.

Edited because it autocorrected "t-shirt" to "tanker"...

[186momx]

akafred, I would pair it with capri style jeggings to match the jean jacket. That turned out really cute!

[mustardseed2007]

Black leggings? It's so very cute!