We are at the beach, which should be wonderful. Instead, my mom is in the hospital. My aunt and uncle told me to prepare myself for the end. I think they are being wildly dramatic. She has a stomach infection and is dehydrated, she fell overnight and laid on the floor for 14 hours. I got up at 6 to work a half day.
DD can’t keep antibiotics down so we picked up zofran in Mississippi on our way through. A feat of coordination, but the projectile vomiting without zofran is making me nervous. They only prescribed six pills. She literally starts vomiting as soon as antibiotics hit her stomach. This has been going on since last week. I don’t want strep so she has to take them. Hoping they will call in more?
I hate daylight savings time. I also am kicking myself for reading late last night. I am an adult I should be able to put a book down at a reasonable hour.
2chatter, I am so sorry. Sounds stressful. Hopefully your mom will be okay whats they get some fluids in her.
Post by covergirl82 on Mar 11, 2019 7:38:31 GMT -5
2chatter, I'm so sorry. I hope your mom improves and I hope your DD feels better and the projectile vomiting stops. You deserve a nice and relaxing vacation.
I'm exhausted. Got home about 11 PM last night, shoveled the driveway a bit and went to bed. First day back after the trip always feels like I got hit by a mack truck. Just trying to catch up on emails and survive the day.
2chatter, so sorry. My dad got sick once on our vacation. Take some time to relax if you can with all that.
Another week. I am blah. Volleyball tonight, Wednesday and maybe Thursday. DDs school team starts this week. Between homework and end of the year graduation activities, 3 nights a week seems like a lot. If we can get through the next couple of weeks, I think we are going to drop the travel practice. She won't learn as much, as the coach pointed out, but the kid just wants to play with her friends one more time.
DS has speech practice Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. I am taking 33 Freshmen girls on a service project Friday to clean at a spouse abuse shelter, while DH takes DS for his MRI.
All this and DD gave me her cold.
It was a relaxing weekend, so at least I am not starting the week behind. I got the house cleaned and we have a few nights of meals prepped.
Post by covergirl82 on Mar 11, 2019 8:18:56 GMT -5
Weekend was pretty good. DH was gone Friday afternoon through Sunday afternoon for his guys weekend, but I took the kids to our town's little downtown area on Saturday for lunch, ice cream, and we did some shopping. The kids were pretty well behaved and we all stayed healthy. The time change is so hard, though.
I am still pretty excited about sending my car payoff payment last Friday, and we also paid off our phones. We can cover all of our monthly bills and basic needs with my pay, so I'm hoping we can start hitting out debt hard once we find out what is happening with DH's job (should know by sometime in May now).
On Friday I bought tickets for us to see The Lion King on Broadway (when we're in NYC visiting my aunt and uncle over our spring break) and I about had a heart attack when I saw the cost after fees. I honestly don't know how people live in NYC and can afford to do things like going to a Broadway show, unless they only go once in a loooong time.
ETA: DH got an email asking him to come in for an in-person interview for the director job he applied for at the same company I work for! He did a phone interview with the VP last week, so the VP must have liked him.
It was a very busy weekend. Not bad, just busy. We didn’t get back from mySIL’s until fairly late last night and I’m glad we don’t need to drive that way again until Easter. As much as I love for the girls to see their cousins, we need a weekend with nothing planned.
I was 45 minutes late to work this morning. Whoops.
Post by HeartofCheese on Mar 11, 2019 8:41:14 GMT -5
2chatter , that's so rough. I hope the beach and sun just magically cure everything.
I'm 6 weeks into the new job and loving it. Still with nerdy hot guy and loving him. Closing on my refi today and will officially own my house all be myself! Divorce is almost finalized. Making lots of new friends and getting together with colleagues and old friends who I never would have been able to make plans with if I were still with the ex. I feel like my old self again and absolutely loving it.
Kids have been up and down since August when the ex moved out and then with the change to their schedule (when I started my new job), but for right now - they are doing great. Calling it a win.
Point being: Monday can suck it. I'm winning today.
Post by mustardseed2007 on Mar 11, 2019 9:40:11 GMT -5
2chatter, I'm sorry that is a lot. I hope every one recovers and recovers quickly.
HeartofCheese, that's amazing! I'm so glad for the update!
DD's actual birthday was yesterday. Gah. 5! She is very small for her age and looks 3 so this is hard. My mom's birthday is today so we had dinner with them yesterday and then I went over to my mom's house and we spent 2 hours selecting and finagling our fast pace reservations for our family trip to Disney in late April. We had my niece on the phone and me on the lap top and texting my sister. Big family trips are a pain but it'll be worth it.
Today DS is with my sister and DD is at her full day care at school. I'm going to miss that aspect of her old school most of all.
mustardseed2007 - I have the POA because even when she’s totally with it you cannot always tell. So I am thinking this is going to be a trainwreck. IDK where I filed the physical POA in my office (fire safe, documents shoved in there) and don’t want the dog sitter or anyone else digging through our personal documents to try to find it.
I know my life is stupid when I am considering asking my mom where her copy of the POA is. You know, asking the incompetent person where the document saying I’m the competent person is .... wonderful. Can I feel like more of a failure??
This is the Monday-ist of Mondays ever. Long weekend, DD3 got the pukes while we were out of town, I had a full blown endometriosis attack during DD1s state meet, the time changed coupled with traveling to a different time zone totally screwed with our body clocks, we all over slept today, and I have practically nothing going on at work today to keep me busy and awake until 5. But next week I get to go to a conference in Vegas (I've never been and DH is coming too) and the following week I took off for spring break. So if I can make it through this week, I get to be out of the office for the next two!
Post by supertrooper1 on Mar 11, 2019 10:29:50 GMT -5
2chatter, I'm sorry. You should get your mom Life Alert. My grandma fell a couple of times and luckily she was able to use her Life Alert button.
My weekend was pretty good. Friday, STBXH and I took DS to Red Robin so they could sing to him. He loved it. Saturday, I went over to STBXH's house to give DS his presents. He asked if I could take DS for the night because he had a date...with his widowed coworker friend. xctsclrx, weren't you just asking me about her? She apparently broke up with her "serious" bf to date him. I'm happy for them and I'm hoping this means he'll quit asking me to sleep with him.
Sunday was DS's class party at Michaels. It went really well. The kids had fun and the parents seemed to like the different type of party. I was a little annoyed that 2 different parents brought extra kids and I ended up paying $10 each for the extra kids.
Post by supertrooper1 on Mar 11, 2019 10:44:21 GMT -5
mustardseed2007, in his mind, he thought he was going to get laid a lot once he was single. I think he's been striking out a lot, so he wants me to "help him out".
2chatter, can you call your mom's normal doctor and have them send the hospital the POA they have on file. I also hope your DD starts feeling better soon.
DD spent all weekend with me at the office. She spent probably close to 6 hours between the two days working on researching/reading, taking notes and typing up a "report" on seals. I sent her teacher and email asking about an animal project. Yes they will be doing one end of May before their field trip to the safari park but no project going on right now. No idea why DD decided to do it now other than it kept her self entertained all weekend while I worked.
I really hope the bill to extend tax season until May 20th doesn't pass. I can't work another 9 weeks at the pass we have been working and really it just gives the procrastinator more time to procrastinate. April 15 is the deadline! Or file and extension if you really need more time, its okay just pay with it to avoid penalty.
supertrooper1, what a jack ass. Although I hear that is pretty common. I know a women went through the divorce and her ex was deployed shortly after. When got back he tried to hook up with her. She was not amused.
Post by erinshelley21 on Mar 11, 2019 11:07:05 GMT -5
2chatter, I hope your mom is okay and everyone is being dramatic. Are you her emergency contact? Would one of her doctors office's have the POA on file? Would the attorney, if you used one, be able to help?
HeartofCheese, your updates bring a smile to my face these days. I'm so happy for you!
My kids were both up at 4:30 and it was time for me to get up by the time they went back to sleep. They were both up Saturday night too, so I can't blame DST.
We are going to look at a house tomorrow. It's listed for higher than what we are comfortable with, but it has been on the market for almost a year so there should be some room there to get it for a lower price. DH doesn't know I scheduled the showing. We talked about it off and on all day yesterday, so I decided to schedule it and figure out if it's worth thinking about.
Post by justcheckingin73 on Mar 11, 2019 11:49:04 GMT -5
2chatter , I’m sorry about your mom and DD. You have had more than your “fair share” thrown at you, I would hardly call you a failure. I just hope you can enjoy your beach time.
It was a pretty good weekend. One of DSs school friends is moving in a couple of weeks so his parents had him and another boy over after their 10:15 basketball game. For the entire day! I must have sounded like an idiot but that does not sound fun to me but they were all for it. DS even ended up staying the night which was his first successful sleepover.
DD had her own sleepover at our house and DH and I had an impromptu date night at a local pizza place.
Sunday I FINALLY got to run in the forest preserve but there were some spots that were totally ice covered and I had to turn around at one point and walk a couple of times. Hoping that all clears out when we hit 60 this week!
My anxiety over work has really caught up with me in terms of my weight. I’ve gotten away from my intermittent fasting in the morning and I know I’ve gained a few lbs. I also recently found out that I have some fibroids so I see the gyno this week to figure out what the plan is for those.
The good news is that I have two events this week, and a small event in April but otherwise I’m done with events which were a huge cause of my anxiety. I’m sure I’ll figure out something else to be anxious about
I had a great weekend with the kids. Saturday we had the usual kids stuff, but it was nice to be back with the family after a whole week away. DS kept sniffing me and saying that he missed my smell (slightly odd, but super sweet). Then yesterday we had a hockey game, took the kids to the local hill for a few hours' of skiing, then a bowling party for DS's hockey team. I was so tired by the end though that all my ability for small talk evaporated and I just sat in a corner, mostly by myself.
Then I slept from 10:30 - 6:30 this morning, which is the longest stretch of sleep I've gotten in a while, so right now I'm feeling great. And 12 more days till our actual family vacation. Wohoo!
2chatter, sorry about your mom. As long as she is of 'sound mind', she should be able to give the doctor permission to talk to you, which can be noted in her chart.
supertrooper1, please kick your STBXH in the junk. Seriously.
My weekend sucked. On Saturday, I struggled to finish my workout. Then I went to a bridal shower for DH's cousin. Luckily, DH's sister went with me. It was a very tight space to have 80 people in. There was very little parking and you couldn't even walk around the tables without turning sideways. I hope the wedding isn't like this. After trying to be friendly and extroverted for 3 hours, I was done.
Yesterday, I spent the whole day working from home. The worst part? It was 65 degrees and sunny yesterday and I didn't get to enjoy any of it. I'm hoping spring is coming to stay very soon.
Then I walked in to work today and my coworker bitches about how unorganized the software testing effort is running. This angered me for several reasons: 1. This whole project is a cluster. We should not be changing SW this much this late in the game. 2. Everyone else seems to know what they are doing. The only complaint I am getting is from her. And 3. I'm doing the best I can with what little I have.
I got some blood work results back on Saturday. No celiac (yay!), but my T3 was low. The other thyroid levels were normal. Through my research, a low T3 can be due to hypothyroidism or a chronic condition. So no answers yet. I have a colonoscopy next Tuesday. If that shows nothing, I think my next stop is going to be at an endocrinologist. The symptoms for hypothyroidism seem to fit me: fatigue, anxiety, constipation, bleeding between periods, irritability.
Post by sandandsea on Mar 11, 2019 12:26:24 GMT -5
Add me to the time change haters club. DS1 was sick last week and home from school 2 days. Lucky us, DH and I were sick over the weekend. DH is still sick and staying home today. Praying DS2 doesn’t get it.
I’m swamped at work and have a million things to do so the pressure just adds to my headache. And I’m on day 20 of whole 30. Thursday was the first day it felt easy and this weekend it was so hard to stick to it being sick. I just want chocolate and soda and all the bad stuff. . But I didn’t cheat and survived so I guess that’s a win.