Yay! Friday!

[mommyatty]

It’s been one hell of a week. Next week looks possibly worse. So I’m celebrating having a weekend in between.

DS has a birthday party tomorrow. It’s at a museum that is also having a pajamas with Santa party that day, so we might stay there for that.

The only other thing on my list is making cookies. Which I absolutely love. Also I need to figure out Christmas gifts for the teachers. But let’s be honest. I’m going to end up giving them Target gift cards. lol.

Oh. Update on present for DH. I got him a fancy baseball coaches bucket that holds his water bottle, a baseball bat, clipboard, keys, etc, as well as baseballs. I think he’ll love it. Plus the hat which I also think he will love.

[twinmomma]

Big win! I got napkins and plates for BOTH class party sign ups! I always consider that a successful working parent victory. I don't have time to get snacks or the ice cream that one class wants. My kids go to before school care, where the heck are they storing food until school starts?!

Not such a win: I called out sick yesterday and spent the day on the couch watching Hallmark movies. My illness did not get my open letter from Wednesday. Sore throat, foggy head, scratchy voice, and super watery eyes. I thought I might have pink eye, but my telemed call reassured me it's just due to the cold/illness I have. So that's a small victory I guess?

Spending the weekend with my family for annual "cookie baking weekend." I don't bake. And I'm sick. So I plan to just relax and sew while many other adults help parent my children for a couple days.

[HeartofCheese]

I keep getting bad news. But the truth is, the more bad news I get, the more I realize that I'm saying goodbye and moving on from things that were wrong for me. And there's no way to move on partially, so while I didn't plan to torch everything and completely start over - I think I'm happy about it. It's a redo: a career in a field I'm interested in and passionate about and uses my degree, a chance to raise my children the way I want to, and lots of chances to have badass sex with a guy I'm actually attracted to. The only things staying the same (I hope) are my house and my family. So please, God and all, please let me refi my house and keep my family for the next long, long, long, long while.

[2chatter]

twinmomma - yay for servingware signups! ITA about it being a win.

I’m boarding the plane for Chicago! Super excited about lunch with my cousin and the museum party. I read about a party at a museum in Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys and have wanted to go ever since.

I told my neighbor about my review and she said that the comment reflects more on the person who said it than on me - who whines about hurt feelings at work? I agree but still
think I need to chill some.

[waverly]

We have dance class tomorrow, and I scheduled a haircut so I could get out of the house without the kids. DH has been gone all week in Lima, arriving back home today at 11am. When he is home he either complains about his boss or is grouchy or does house projects that turn out cool, but are a big mess that I wasn't prepared for, i.e. he starts projects and doesn't tell me, and I am like oh you are installing a ring camera right this second?

Sunday is DS's haircut and cub scouts. I need to lock myself in a room and wrap presents or make DH take the kids somewhere.

[covergirl82]

twinmomma, yes! I'm always too late on the signups to get plates and napkins.

2chatter, safe travels and have a great time!! Museum parties are the best. I met DH at a work party at a museum.

HeartofCheese, here's to 2019 being a much better year for you!

We have no solid plans this weekend (other than DH has his bowling league tomorrow evening and then church on Sunday), so I'm going to brave the crowds tomorrow at TJ's and Costco and then spend the afternoon watching Christmas movies and holiday baking shows and wrapping gifts. I also might bake some Christmas cookies with the kids for something to do that's holiday-related. I also need to finish unpacking and putting stuff away from our trip.

[rere]

I got drinks and cups for the class party, so winning too.

Taking dd and a friend Christmas shopping tonight. Tomorrow morning DH's work rented out a theater for the holiday party, so we are all going to see the Grinch.

Cookies will happen sometime this weekend and Dds last volleyball for the year is Sunday.

[polecat8]

Tonight is homemade pizza, beer, and chilling with the family.
Tomorrow, we will all head to the gym. Kids will play in the play area while DH and I get a workout done. Then we need to finish Xmas shopping. We are down to the last few gifts. DH and I will divide and conquer with the kids and hopefully meet up for dinner somewhere.
No plans for Sunday so I think we'll let the kids decorate some gingerbread houses finally (they've only been begging since Thanksgiving ).

[k3am]

I got 1 package of vanilla frosting for signups. Counting it as a win. DH is going to be in and be the dreidel game parent volunteer. I've suggested he should actually look up how to play dreidel, but he thinks it's unnecessary...

FFFC? We took DD out of ballet mid-December because I couldn't stand the owner and she was ready for a break. We decided we'd start her in a new activity in the new year, but I'm REALLY enjoying not having to be anywhere on Saturday mornings...

[sweetptater]

Dec 14, 2018 11:04:15 GMT -5 waverly said:

We have dance class tomorrow, and I scheduled a haircut so I could get out of the house without the kids. DH has been gone all week in Lima, arriving back home today at 11am. When he is home he either complains about his boss or is grouchy or does house projects that turn out cool, but are a big mess that I wasn't prepared for, i.e. he starts projects and doesn't tell me, and I am like oh you are installing a ring camera right this second?

Sunday is DS's haircut and cub scouts. I need to lock myself in a room and wrap presents or make DH take the kids somewhere.

Oh, I see we're married to the same person. No H, I wasn't in the middle of my own project that you think I should just drop and come running to help you with your project that you decided has to be done rightthissecond. 

[waverly]

sweetptater , YES!   k3am, I'm not sure why that is flammable...

[mustardseed2007]

Hooray Friday....except I'm sick with a cold. Womp womp.

I've got the kids tonight while DH does some work event, so we're doing some kind of take out and watching christmas movies. And no kids, Christmas movies is not some pokemon thing or some other netflix original kid show. We are watching a REAL Christmas movie. Period.

Tomorrow after DD's gymnastics, we're going to take the kids to DH's parents and we are going to pull out all the Christmas presents to make sure we don't have 100 gifts for one kid and 2 for the other. I'm also going to see if I can purge some stuff they don't play with anymore to make room. And then....FFFC take some presents to my mom's house so I can pay her to wrap them for me. I'll wrap them if I have time but I figure I probably won't.
After all that we'll head back to DH's parents house for gumbo - yum! - and get the kids.

Sunday I'll do my long run and then if I'm not dead I'll go to a local church that is having a snow day. They'll have a santa there so maybe we'll do that as our santa picture? If not...I'm not sure when we'll see santa. Maybe squeeze it in saturday before gymnastics...

[k3am]

Anyone have clients that they'd just like to charge an annoyance fee to? Every time you call me with something that's an "emergency" that could have been addressed two weeks ago, that's $5k. Every time you talk over me, that's another $5k. Everytime you tell me I don't understand what I'm doing? $5k.

I'd have just earned about $50k in the last 26 minutes.

[waverly]

Dec 14, 2018 13:38:48 GMT -5 k3am said:

Anyone have clients that they'd just like to charge an annoyance fee to? Every time you call me with something that's an "emergency" that could have been addressed two weeks ago, that's $5k. Every time you talk over me, that's another $5k. Everytime you tell me I don't understand what I'm doing? $5k.

I'd have just earned about $50k in the last 26 minutes.

My MIL was a family lawyer (read divorce attorney).  Her clients were annoying and didn't pay because they had financial issues maybe from the divorce etc.  She raised her rates astronomically on them.  It is surprising that a few people still choose to go with her.  But mostly she does elder law/ estate planning nowadays.  

[librarychica]

TGIF!

I fed my kids Pb&J. Fed is a loose term and they made their own and I mostly hung around to deter them if they tried to eat too many chips or, as the 4yo did, try to switch out her apple for an Oreo. Now we are being lazy and H is maybe bringing me takeout when he comes home later. TBD.

Tomorrow I have an exercise class and am taking the kids to the science museum. Idk what H is up to. Sunday we have family pictures and lunch with my brother. At some point I need to buy DD2 some black shoes for her school show.

[mommyatty]

DS has a fever. Shit. No time for this. I’m out of town from Monday to Wednesday and I hate leaving town with a sick kid. DH has absolutely no sense. He’s a complete idiot when it comes to sick kids.

Here’s hoping he’s better by tomorrow.

[mae0111]

mommyatty - I hope your DS is feeling better!

DH and I went out to dinner last night and it was kind of a disaster. I asked a question related to my consulting business and he launched into a diatribe about how I’m not organized, I need to get my tax stuff together IMMEDIATELY, that HE’S NOT HELPING with that stuff, I’m not organized, I can never find anything... all I asked was if he thought expensing something was appropriate. It made me feel so stupid. It just cast a shadow over the whole night.

Today DD1 has basketball - I’m coaching - then a late lunch with a friend/client to talk about her marketing plans and web sites. This week is nuts - 4 appointments in 3 days for everyone (I have to chauffeur, including DH), kids’ Christmas show, then DH is gone Wed - Fri. Quite a run-up to Christmas.

[mommyatty]

Right after I posted, DD popped a higher fever than DS. Both seem better this morning. DD is still really tired but fever is all gone. So I’m crossing my fingers they are out of the woods.

mae0111- after that diatribe, DH would be Ubering to whatever appointment he has that requires a chauffeur. What an asshat.

[sandandsea]

Yesterday ds had basketball and we shot some hoops with him. Last night and today my knee is killing me. I seriously hope I didn’t reinjure it (torn acl and surgery about 9 years ago) because that’d be totally lame. Also I need to use it more because I really didn’t do anything that should have made it this sore.

Today we have his bday party. The big 7! We fly out on his actual bday so the party is a few days before and he is thrilled. I made the Minecraft cake yesterday and hope
It survives the trip to the bday place so I can finish it with candles and characters. I’m thinking maybe it would have been worth the $150 to have the bakery make it because it took hours yesterday and is kinda stressful since I just learned last weekend.


ETA. It survived the trip!

[186momx]

More lice war and DD is so over it and acting out. She lost TV for the weekend Thursday night due to a temper tantrum.
I finally got Prime just for the damn lice comb and it didn't show and now is expect Wednesday a week from when I ordered it. So frustrating!
Zoo lights Saturday night with BIL & SIL. It went way better than expected since DH and his brother haven't talked since their dad died. 3 year old nephew was adorable and glued him self to cousin DD thr whole night. We are having s very quiet Sunday.

[mommyatty]

You did great, sandandsea!

[k3am]

sandandsea I make cakes for DH, DD, and DS every year. DH is just for the 4 of us, so it’s pretty calm, but for the kids... there are so many curse words involved if we had a swear jar, it’d be overflowing...

You’re either a better person than me or you robbed a parking meter for change. Maybe both.

[shakinros]

sandandsea that looks amazing!

[mustardseed2007]

sandandsea, that's awesome!