Everyone has been fighting colds, so we will lay low tonight. Tomorrow I have a bridal shower, so DH will probably get the kids outside on their bikes. Sunday is shooosed to be gorgeous, so I’m hoping for a family hike late morning, maybe some yard work. Simple weekend.
The shower will be a little stressful. My aunt hates me and my mom, and she makes it very uncomfortable for everyone around her when we attend anything. But I’m tired of missing my aunts and uncles and family, so I’ve decided that if she can’t grow up, she can stop attending. I cannot keep apologizing for something that happened 15 years ago, especially when I wasn’t wrong.
DD has a sleepover tonight. Taking her to open gym when I get home from work and she will go home with M and M's mom & dad are keeping her all day tomorrow! DH and I might go eat dinner together tonight. I'm working all weekend but am looking forward to working in the peace and quiet. No phone calls, no people walking in just getting taxes done and hopefully everyone will pick up next week.
Not looking forward to going through the paper bag full of receipts this weekend. The paperwork and bag stink to high heavens. Normally this client brings it in early February so I can let it air out but they dropped it last week. Plus being self-employed means it can't go on extension because they normally owe and they made it in before our cut off. Yes they get charged for all the extra stinky work.
186momx - I missed the background on the stinky bag, but it sounds awful. It makes me think of my neighbor. He is lovely, but a hoarder. His 5000+ sq ft McMansion is filled to the brim with anything you can imagine.
DH was OOT during a recent storm. My kids shoveled his walk, so he came over to snowblow our driveway. Lovely gesture. Girls and I made him some cookies as a thank you.
Earlier this week, he returned the container, filled with Keebler Fudge stripe cookies. Again, lovely gesture. But it was filthy, covered in what I think was dog drool and dust. Kids tried to eat the cookies. I accidentally dropped them in a sink full of soapy water. Accidentally. 😳
More rain in the forecast and three soccer games up in the air. Having new flooring installed in two rooms next week so have to remove all china, books, movies, from a living room and dining room. And have to match paint and paint the baseboards.
Need to return 2/3 birthday gifts for DD and take her to get AirPods instead. Then see my mom. SD is staying here for the weekend because her mom is homeless and has moved away to live with her parents in her 50s, which somehow is DH’s fault (her mom has been single 14 years but ... she won’t work and that is DH’s fault). This is the last weekend I need a hostile house guest. Currently all the new flooring is in the room she is supposed to stay. Letting DH own that entirely. If there’s any BS she can leave. I have exactly zero bandwidth for her manipulative drama. Hoping she decides to be the nice version of herself this weekend, but seriously never know.
Post by covergirl82 on Mar 22, 2019 11:42:28 GMT -5
DS has baseball tonight.
Tomorrow morning DH and DS are going to a basketball scrimmage for DS's team. DD and I are going to a breakfast fundraiser at our church for the youth group. Nothing in the afternoon, ETA: Oops, we're celebrating my mom's birthday around lunchtime. Then DH has 4 free tickets he got from work to go to Monster Jam (monster truck show), so he's going to take DS and two of DS's friends. I'll probably take DD to her favorite place for dinner and then maybe ice cream, because her favorite ice cream shop recently reopened (they are closed all winter).
Sunday is church in the morning and then small group in the evening. Maybe during the afternoon, we'll go to meet our new neighbors. Any suggestions on something we could take them? I hesitate to take food, given that some people have allergies/sensitivities and/or are on a specific diet, so is there anything else small, but universal, that might be a good "welcome to the neighborhood" gift?
I need to start planning clothes for spring break (leaving March 28) - NYC and Gettysburg, so no shorts for sure. I also need to do some cleaning, laundry, and grocery shopping.
Girls' spa weekend for me! Leaving work early to go away for the weekend with mom, sis, aunt, and cousins. This is our first of what we hope will become an annual tradition.
mae0111, its a forestry management company. They basically go tromping around the timber companies timber and assess the trees for health and growth. The jobs sites are way out of town so they do lots of camping. They put all the receipts in zip-lock bags and are heavy smokers. So sweat, cigarette smoke, dirt all sealed in a bag for months equal stinky ick.
Post by supertrooper1 on Mar 22, 2019 11:49:03 GMT -5
I'm so excited about this weekend that I couldn't sleep last night.
Tonight, I'm going out to dinner with friends from my LEO job. And then I think we're going to a casino and I may end up getting a room there. I pick up DS tomorrow for a couple of hours. We're going out to lunch with my parents for my birthday. Then I think I have a date! My date is worried that he may get called into work at the last minute. I really hope not.
My mom was so sweet. She called me and asked if I wanted to do something after I dropped DS back off at his dad's so I wouldn't be alone on my birthday. I didn't tell her I had a date because I don't want to get into that yet since it's not serious, but I did tell her that I had plans. I especially don't want to tell her that so far it's only been a FWB type relationship...lol.
mae0111, its a forestry management company. They basically go tromping around the timber companies timber and assess the trees for health and growth. The jobs sites are way out of town so they do lots of camping. They put all the receipts in zip-lock bags and are heavy smokers. So sweat, cigarette smoke, dirt all sealed in a bag for months equal stinky ick.
covergirl82, depending on how they moved (either themselves or a moving company) most movers will not pack cleaning supplies, Also for people who just moved in, paper towels and plates are always good. Variety pack of coffee and tea might be nice too. Even if they don't drink it, those can be given away and they will appreciate the effort.
Or you could always just go over there with idea of inviting them to dinner; that way if they have allergies or something they can decline and you don't waste your efforts.
Post by mustardseed2007 on Mar 22, 2019 13:13:39 GMT -5
I'm OFF TODAY! Whoop whoop! Although I'm doing a little bit of work.
The kids don't have school b/c DD's teachers are being trained and DS' teachers are doing parent teacher conferences. I'm enjoying their company. I have a long bike ride tomorrow which is going to cause me to miss DS' first game. But it should be the only game I miss. Sunday I have a long run but then that's it. Since I didn't clean house last weekend maybe I'll clean house this weekend.
Tomorrow starts spring break and we are on vacation.
Today I have to do all the things. Keep packing. I started last weekend, and had to buy shorts and sandals for myself. DD is packed (and checked by my). DS said he packed but last trip he packed 1 shirt 2 pairs of shorts and a ton of toys for the weekend. Problem was it was supposed to be 40, so I had to add pants and more clothes etc. So I don't trust his packing.
DD's morning teacher called and said she threw up. She called me back to say no fever and DD wants to stay. So I said OK because I wanted to get through a ton of work before I left. I expected to get another phone call. She texted me to say she ate lunch and felt a little icky but OK. So I guess she still wants to stay, but I feel guilty because I am caught up now. No word from the PM K teacher. Also we yelled at her the last time she went to the nurses office because she made it up to be like her brother. I know she is actually sick, but I hope that it isn't because of that that she wants to stay. It is also movie and PJ day though.
I have cleared my personal schedule of any appointments for April and my work schedule of any meetings. Almost everyone knows about the Grand Jury duty. I am RSVPing to all meetings in April as maybe.
DS has field hockey at 5. DH thinks I should stay and chat, but I have too much to do, and there was too much name dropping last time. I forgot to get dough out to make pizza, so I guess I will get delivery. I am not sure if I feel like going over there. I need to write up my evening schedule because it's a bit tricky to get everything I want done.
We have a low key weekend planned. Mostly starting and (hopefully) finishing things around the house... Replacing some light fixtures, organizing the garage, etc. DH bought himself a new wood pellet grill, so I'm hoping to eat something tasty.
Good idea! It's still too cold outside here for a hanging basket, but I bet I could find a potted plant for indoors, maybe a succulent (since they are hard to kill).
waverly , I'm shocked the school let your DD stay. If a kid at our kids' school district throws up, the kid has to go home, no option to stay.
I'm shocked too. It's the wrap around care which is a private company that does morning K and then in the same building she is escorted to the public K for the afternoon. I thought about giving her afternoon K teacher a heads up but thought they would just tell her to go home then. She only has 40 minutes left at this point for school and then goes to aftercare.
So I am just torn do I go pick her up early from aftercare or she was fine this long what is another 2 hours? I don't know... If there was school tomorrow I probably would get her, but since they are off all next week... Morning teacher just texted that DD said she felt OK to stay.
Post by sandandsea on Mar 22, 2019 15:01:00 GMT -5
Ds has his first comp soccer game tomorrow. We will see how it goes. Today is day 30 of my whole30 so tomorrow I get a mocha and icecream as I’m going to reintroduce dairy. I’m beyond excited. I also have a TON of work to do and will be working a lot but at home with a mocha.
We have a crazy weekend. Tomorrow is DH’s birthday. We are going to have a crazy day of tee ball and baseball, including pictures for both kids. Then in the evening we are going to dinner while the kids sleep over with MIL. Sunday night we are going on a triple date with two couples from DD’s class. One of them got a sitter so the kids are having a play date.
We are going to need a weekend to recover from our weekend!
I am at a conference a few hours away, finishing some work stuff in my hotel room tonight. Which is nice. I'll get home late tomorrow night. DH is planning on taking the kids to his parents house tomorrow. And then I need to get the usual stuff done, like shopping for food and whatnot.
Well tonight started with a trip to the ER. Ds2 pulled the glass top of an end table off and it fell and crushed his finger. Tore the nail way back, cut along the side of his nail and along his finger and bled all over. Thankfully it’s not broken and they didn’t have to do stitches. The swelling should go down in a few days and we have to keep it dry and bandaged and change the bandage twice a day. I’m glad he didn’t break the glass too because that would have been way worse. And the Er was great, helpful, caring and efficient. He was seen within 2 minutes of arriving.
Urgent care wait was 90 minutes and said they’d refer us to the Er if he needed an X-ray. So we went straight to the ER Mostly to save time as this happened right before 7pm.
sandandsea - ouch!! Kids get the craziest injuries!
I’m at my mom’s apartment. DH is in full on “the world revolves around me” mode so I am going to head home just in time to eat and go to DS’ soccer game. Relieved DH is traveling this week, but we also have 4 doctor appointments, two 7:45 pm soccer games and a middle school parent meeting this week, plus the usual practices, golf lesson, school transport in the middle of the workday and I may be moving my mom home and coordinating that. We have four sitters helping cover kids/drive so I am feeling a tad bit precarious about the next 5 days.
This afternoon I am going to see my mom and I need to talk to DD about her report card - one A and the rest 89s with one 81. Total reflection of effort applied. She got zeros on the work she missed when she was sick because she had one day in class to make up three days of work (end of grading period). I told her she has to speak up. I can’t do it because I am not there. That is punitive and against district policy but I plan to let it stand so she gets the lesson out of this. It’s fifth grade so the high stakes here are only life skills. Hoping she learns from this but she says she did great all nine weeks and a zero on a quiz she didn’t get to means she couldn’t get an A unless she had a 98 going into the absences and she didn’t. I am kind of stuck on that but driving home the wider point that she HAS to advocate for herself.
This afternoon I am going to see my mom and I need to talk to DD about her report card - one A and the rest 89s with one 81. Total reflection of effort applied. She got zeros on the work she missed when she was sick because she had one day in class to make up three days of work (end of grading period). I told her she has to speak up. I can’t do it because I am not there. That is punitive and against district policy but I plan to let it stand so she gets the lesson out of this. It’s fifth grade so the high stakes here are only life skills. Hoping she learns from this but she says she did great all nine weeks and a zero on a quiz she didn’t get to means she couldn’t get an A unless she had a 98 going into the absences and she didn’t. I am kind of stuck on that but driving home the wider point that she HAS to advocate for herself.
Good for you! That’s so hard as a parent but I love that you’re focused on the bigger picture. I hope I’m the same once we get there.