Vent- I am on my period and not allowed to take pain meds. It hurts but not too much. I rode my bike like a half mile yesterday (celebration), but the seat is so hard my butt hurts today. I need to get a seat cover but of course the purists at the bike shop originally talked me out of it.
Celebration- the kids are already up and ready for school. We did nothing all weekend. I barely left the house and if I did leave it was to take the kids scootering and bike riding to the park. It was a milestone since I was never able to do that when DS was 6.
Vent- I cleaned the house Saturday from about 10 am to 4 pm. I shampooed the basement carpets because of the cat. Then washed the rugs also because if the cat and DS’s terrible aim in the bathroom- one was a bathroom rug. Did 3 loads of towels and sheets, etc etc.
Post by covergirl82 on Aug 19, 2019 7:53:11 GMT -5
Weekend was pretty good. I did some cleaning and picking up around the house on Saturday afternoon. I did get a solid few hours to read and watch TV between Saturday and Sunday. Saturday night we went with some friends to see an 80's cover band. It was pretty fun, but DH got shit-faced drunk (vent ahead). I wasn't sure if he'd be able to even walk to the car to go home. Then he puked out the car driving home and puked more after we got home. Then he proceeded to sleep until around 3:00 Sunday afternoon, when he had to get up to run a fantasy football draft for DS and some of his friends.
Celebration - The two girls who babysat Saturday night (daughters of one of the couples who went with us, and they watched my kids and the 2 kids of another couple who went with us, whose kids are good friends of my kids) were AMAZING. They washed any dishes they or the kids used, they emptied the dishwasher, picked up ALL toys, and straightened up the kitchen counter and living room. We will definitely be having them babysit again.
Last week of summer vacation for my kids...I can't believe summer is almost over. DS starts football practice tonight, and meet the teacher is on Wednesday.
ETA: DH came home from work with a headache. I told him it was probably because of getting so drunk on Saturday night. He said, no, it was probably from stress at work. Ok buddy, sure, whatever...
My weekend had a bit more activity than planned. I had planned to go out to dinner with the kids Saturday night and watch a movie. Then DH txted me that the neighbors txted him at work that they were having a party. The husband was diagnosed with tonsil cancer and they wanted a get together before treatment. I went over after getting back from dinner. I did get my coffee drinking, very hot runs in plus some cooking and reading time.
Busy week ahead. We have one night off of sports tonight, so I plan on grilling and drinking wine. However, I am a bit put out with DH, so I am going to try to not ruin my evening with fighting. I suggested that we drop the kids off at the first home football game Friday and we go out to dinner and swing by his class reunion. He said he'd rather just stay at the game. I told him if that is his attitude when his wife asks for a date,(we haven't been out alone in I don't know how long) the kids will be out in about 5 years, and I may as well follow them out. He has actually regressed as a husband the last 5 years, and puts exactly 0 effort into marriage. He kept trying to make conversation after that, but my give a #$%& broke, so I basically just grunted at him until he gave up.
Weekend was really busy and the kids pushed every button possible. I think it was too many events and craziness crammed into one weekend with not enough down time for recovery. DD1 has been misbehaving more and more lately and it's driving me insane. She's decided she's the "class clown" but is just doing stupid stuff that gets her in trouble. I was exhausted by the time we got home and crashed last night. We're all ready for school and routine to start back up again I think.
Got to work and ExH called to fight with me about scheduling changes and childcare situations for next week, so that was fun. I arranged all the gap childcare coverage between camp ending and school starting and he doesn't like my solutions. Well, when you start off by saying you can't take them on your own scheduled weekend and then say you had no ideas for childcare, you don't get a vote. So, I handled it. You lose your days. But the kids are taken care of. Beggars can't be choosers.
ETA - on a positive note, things seem to be going really well with the guy I've been seeing. He's been sending me cute updates from his vacation with his son and we have two dates on the books already for when he gets back.
Solo parenting had it's ups and downs. Friday was bad. Saturday was better for most of the day, until DD body slammed DS in McDonald's. And of course the reaction that I wanted to have is not socially acceptable. She luckily turned it around when we got home, and the rest of the night was pleasant. Got the kids to bed and realized... we recently stocked up on a LOT of nice wine, and if ever an upgrade from the $6 stuff from Costco was warranted, it was when I'd had a long day by myself and could enjoy it on the patio with no interruptions.
We ended up going to the kiddie amusement park after all. It's usually a good 10+ degrees warmer there, and I didn't check the weather. So we headed out decked in bathingsuits and tank tops, only to find misty, low-60 weather. The sun eventually made an appearance... about 45 minutes before we left.
DH is an exhausted mess from his trip. He took a shower last night with a goal of getting the kids bathed, but forgot to actually take the kids with him. Knocked out before 8pm. Then woke up and took a shower before heading to the gym this morning.. because he was "so gross" from the weekend away and didn't want sit next to folks on the bus smelling so bad.. because he had no recollection of showering the night before. My guess is he had about 10 hours sleep combined the whole weekend, and he just can't function without 8 a night or he's completely useless. (And yes, this means my goal of handing off all kid duties to him when he got home was completely futile.)
ETA: I know I'm behind the times, but I had a dole pineapple whip thingy at the amusement park yesterday and OH MY GOODNESS THAT STUFF IS AMAZING. I've basically touted it's praise on FB, to several friends via text, and now to you guys. I am a fan.
Post by mustardseed2007 on Aug 19, 2019 9:45:00 GMT -5
waverly, what pants were you wearing? I recommend getting a pair of tri shorts. They can be pricey but they give you a little bit of padding, but not too much padding like bike shorts do.
DH and I took the kids to Columbus OH for a long weekend. My niece just moved there, so we were able to hang out with her on Friday evening and all day Saturday. On Friday we went to the zoo, which was really fun. It was sunny, but there was a nice breeze. The kids were troopers and walked the whole time (except for DS2, who had to be carried for the last 45 mins). We were there for 6 hours and we still didn't see everything. On Saturday, we went to the COSI (science museum). We had a good time there too, but you could tell the kids were just exhausted from so much fun. Yesterday, we went to a nature preserve and saw some birds, turtles, and frogs. Then we got in the car for the 3 hour trek home. I was so exhausted since DS2 didn't sleep much that I ended up falling asleep on the couch for almost 2 hours. Now we have a busy week before school starts next Monday - DD has middle school orientation, DD and DS1 have checkups, I have a welcome session at the university, and everyone needs haircuts.
Post by supertrooper1 on Aug 19, 2019 10:13:38 GMT -5
My weekend was inadvertently extended through today. My babysitter flaked so I decided to take the day off rather than scramble to find last minute childcare.
DS and I went school clothes shopping Saturday and my parents came over for dinner yesterday. A nice low key weekend.
waverly , what pants were you wearing? I recommend getting a pair of tri shorts. They can be pricey but they give you a little bit of padding, but not too much padding like bike shorts do.
Just regular shorts. I do have bike shorts, but do I really have to change just to follow along behind my kid going at most a 1/2 mile to the park?
waverly , what pants were you wearing? I recommend getting a pair of tri shorts. They can be pricey but they give you a little bit of padding, but not too much padding like bike shorts do.
Just regular shorts. I do have bike shorts, but do I really have to change just to follow along behind my kid going at most a 1/2 mile to the park?
Honestly I would...but I own them anyway. In your shoes of course I might not. They're really great though. You can swim and run in them too.
waverly, I second a good pair of padded shorts and a nice gel seat. DH always told me the more you ride the less your butt hurt. Well one summer I rode to work 3 times a week a total of 20 miles and my butt still hurt every time I rode and that was with good shorts and a gel seat.
DD & I actually wore DH out and we barely did anything yesterday. He took DD to get air and sat and watched then got milk from the store. We ate lunch and did some minor yard work. He came in about 4 and fell asleep sitting on the couch and then went to bed before 9. My energizer bunny of a husband finally crashed and I still had energy. I think things just caught up to him but it was still nice to see that he is human and can crash like everyone else. I've known him 11 years and he hasn't ever crashed before ie the energizer bunny nickname.
Post by mustardseed2007 on Aug 19, 2019 10:41:55 GMT -5
I don't like my workouts to be the main thing I did during a weekend but they were the main thing given that it was really hot and I nearly passed out after both. Saturday was a brick combo of run and bike and Sunday was an early morning 10 mile run (or 5 miles of running, 4 miles of running slowly, and 1 mile of doing a run walk and trying not to pass out or throw up).
We also saw angry birds and I did laundry, cleaned the house, helped the kids with homework, took the kids to swim lessons and took naps. It was all I was good for. And I barely did any of those errands or chores.
Post by soccermama on Aug 19, 2019 10:48:03 GMT -5
We had a fun yet another (kinda too) hectic weekend. DS' birthday celebrations continued!! I was feeling so run down last week and just plain not good (fatigue, weird headache & bad stomach), but thankfully we did get good sleep both nights so I think that helped.
Saturday we cleaned most of the day & ran to the store. Had both of our immediate families over to grill out for b-day festivities (13 of us total). It was a very fun time, its been a while since we've all been together like that. I always guess wrong of what alcohol my brother wants to drink - like I assumed beer, of course he said he's low carb/sugar now so he asked for red wine (which we don't drink). I had some really old bottles though, pulled those out and it was pretty funny watching him taste-test them, lol.
Sunday we had a chill morning, then we went to Dick's to buy new soccer stuff for DD, then took the kids to the indoor fun park because we had promised kids (DH was less than thrilled). We had fun but man that place will leave you broke! All in all a good weekend, but I'm also looking forward to some chill time, at some point!
waverly I'm one of those people whose butt hurts like the first couple times but is fine after that. But I have a lot of natural padding in that area
I hung out with the elementary school mom in crowd all weekend, and had fun. Del Mar racetrack + concert Friday night, backyard party Saturday night, and kids bday pool party yesterday. But I know there's a brunch at one of their houses today for back to school and I wasn't invited - I would have had to work anyway though. Oh well.
Today was the first day of kindergarten for DS1 and 2nd grade for DD. Everyone was happy at drop-off, though DS2 would really like to go to kindergarten too rather than his in home daycare.
I don’t get invited to a lot of things because they know I am at work. One of my friends has Friday’s off so she is always doing stuff with friends on Friday. If I have a day off during the week it is super random and I typically do chores to make up for working the weekend anyway. It’s a glamorous life. Or another group of friends are known for getting together Tuesday at 10 or something ha ha.
Post by sandandsea on Aug 19, 2019 12:03:45 GMT -5
Ds played in a soccer tournament Saturday as a guest player for another team. He did so well! He also played goalie half of each game which is nerve wracking. He’s 7.5 and I don’t really want him to be a goalie but he was excited and did well enough but I feel like Aly Raismen’s (spelling butchered) parents in the stands watching.
Sunday we went to the track to practice since they have a race in 3 weeks and we are busy one of them. Ds did really well there too!
DH and I were talking on the way home about how much he’s improved in both from a year ago and how his focus seems to be getting better and he’s trying/caring more. So we are hoping this is a sign of progress and maturity.
Post by erinshelley21 on Aug 19, 2019 12:07:33 GMT -5
This weekend was exhausting. Friday I had a couple friends over to the new house to help pull staples out of the hardwoods. It involved a few beers and made the task suck a lot less. Saturday I was given the mission of buying a shower since DH was at work and we needed the pan/base today. Planning and buying a 32" x 32" shower is more complicated than it needs to be. Yesterday was working on the new house and the start of birthday celebrations for me. I was supposed to start on one of my house projects but DH's BFF didnt show up until mid afternoon so I had to help break up the existing tile in the bathroom instead. He had a good reason for not being there until later, but set the expectation that it would be a lot sooner.
Today I am trying to work, fit in an online training that I have to complete in order to eat lunch or volunteer at DS's school, and work on the house. I got up at 4:30 to go workout so I am tired.
We had a really nice weekend. Saturday was our school’s back to school picnic. DD went to a friend’s to play (see post in TGIF on my mom freak out) and I swam with DS. Sunday we stayed home all day. DS literally didn’t get out of his pajamas. I took DD shoe shopping. That girl has some gigantic feet. She’s barely 7 and is in a size 4 shoe!
I’m sitting on a plane ready to take off. Over the weekend I had an epiphany. I need to delegate to my first line employee and actually make him fly solo. He’s not going to enjoy it but I feel better that I’ve found the root cause for why I’m so harried at work. It’s because he’s not pulling his weight. He needs far too much hand holding.
Post by soccermama on Aug 19, 2019 14:45:43 GMT -5
I finally went over to our nice workout facility at lunch today & had a great workout!! HOORAH!! I really need to be going at least 4 days a week --- I need to stick with it & stop making excuses!!