This has week has flown by, but it has been long at the same time.
Taking DD to Chic Fil A and the football game tonight. There is a Sadie Hawkins dance after, but according to her there are no boys her age she can tolerate long enough to actually go to a dance. DS had a date, but that fell through when the girl said the only way she wanted to go is if they were an exclusive couple, and he was like nope.
The kids want to do a 3 mile walk, run in the morning sponsored by our church. If they really want to go, I will, but I really just want to sleep in and run on my own time. I am hoping someone will agree to go to an histroric home with me Saturday to tour. I love that stuff and will go myself if I can't convince anyone. We are going to a wedding of an old friend of mine Saturday night.
Sunday church, run, take DD to youth group and then cookout
*Before we grill, DH needs to do something about a very large hornets nest in a tree near the house. 2 weeks ago, I felt something drop in my lap and then stinging. It was a hornet. In the mornings I have to keep the lights off when I go out and run, or there will be hornets blocking my door. At night, if we leave the light on in the garage, there will be 8 hornets in there. Then I shut the door and they are dead the next day. So DH is tasked with buying some spray and getting rid of them. Good luck, I am watching from the window.
Oh man. This week has been BRUTAL. So glad it's the weekend. My stomach is finally feeling a little less sore, so that's good.
I'm leaving work early to head to the fair with the girls this afternoon/evening. Weather looks perfect and we should be able to avoid the crowds this way. Tomorrow they have their annual mud run at school. Sunday I think we're going apple picking with friends. It's nice to have plans each day, but nothing that will eat up the entire day so we can still relax too. I love that kind of weekend. Gets us out of the house so we don't go stir crazy but still gives us down time. I'm thinking tomorrow night we might do a movie night - push the couch out of the way, lay down a ton of blankets, and eat snacks.
Random new thing I started doing with them this week that I love: they have to read each night for homework and they've always read each night before bed anyway. This week I started joining them with my own book. So we all snuggle up in their room and read together for like 30 minutes. It's such a calming way to end the day and gives me dedicate time to read books that I normally wouldn't make time for.
Post by librarychica on Sept 27, 2019 9:25:10 GMT -5
twinmomma, I might try that with my older one since she rarely wants me to read to her anymore but still craves that togetherness.
It was a very very long week. I am the only one in my work group in for most of today and am enjoying he chance to quietly catch up on small tasks and paperwork. I apologized to my boss this morning for the general cluster this week has been in my part and she was very understanding. Next week will be better.
This weekend is nice and not too crazy. Tomorrow I have an exercise class and our final dog training session for a while. Maybe we will have a family lunch out. Hoping to do some yard work in the afternoon, girls night dinner that evening and Sunday I have some free tickets to the aquarium so my brother and I are taking my girls while H works and he will hopefully get groceries as well. Someone will get groceries anyway.
Post by sandandsea on Sept 27, 2019 9:54:40 GMT -5
I’m still exhausted. 2.5 more weeks and things should slow down. I’m too old to do 65 hour weeks for months on end. Today we are picking up both boys right after lunch and heading to a race for the weekend. I’ll be working while dh drives the 6 hours to get there.
I have to work all morning, pack our clothes, pack food and the cooler and get the boys in time. Majorly stressing. But hoping it’s a nice weekend and I’m actually able to be super productive during the drive there and back. And thankful I don’t get carsick.
Post by supertrooper1 on Sept 27, 2019 10:33:55 GMT -5
This week flew by for me even though work was a drag. I'm expecting this coming week to go slow since I leave for Hawaii next Friday.
I'm planning a low key weekend with DS. The only thing we have planned is soccer tomorrow and groceries at some point. DCP thought that DS felt warm yesterday but he didn't have a fever when I saw him at his school's open house.
The kids and I may hit the playground after school today. Tomorrow DD2 has 2 soccer games. After the 2nd we will pick up DD1’s friend nearby and they can swim for a while. DH is taking me out to dinner on Saturday night for my birthday. I’m excited! Sunday we will watch football. It will be too cold to watch by the pool, but maybe outside by the fire pit.
twinmomma - what a great idea! I’m going to try that too. DD1 reads constantly and I’m hoping DD2 develops the same love of reading that we all have. She always asks me to read to her, but lately she takes the books out of my hands and reads to me. If we are all together, she might read more independently.
Post by mustardseed2007 on Sept 27, 2019 10:47:56 GMT -5
I leave for a race tomorrow and come back sunday evening. In the mean time I'm working from home right now because the kids have a HALF DAY. And it's DD's turn to take home the damn class guinea pig.
Post by mustardseed2007 on Sept 27, 2019 11:01:10 GMT -5
DH got into a car accident in June where someone rear ended him. The other party's insurance denied that the driver had coverage, saying the policy had lapsed. Then they said he did have coverage. Now they again say it lapsed.
It terminated on the DAY of the damn accident, which happened at 10pm or some such like that.
I mean for us, our insurance covered it with a 250 dollar deductible but what. a. pain. Such BS.
Post by twinmomma on Sept 27, 2019 11:26:39 GMT -5
mae0111, DD1 kept asking to read to me and I could not sit through another stilted translation of Captain Underpants or Dog Man. So I came up with this plan. So far, so good!
My weekend started with me backing my car into my husband's truck door that he left open.
Now he isn't talking to me after yelling at me over it and we are driving 3 hours to visit his mom and take SS1 to a college football game this weekend.
Post by erinshelley21 on Sept 27, 2019 21:47:06 GMT -5
DH and I are back on good terms. He sort of apologized and realized he is mostly frustrated with my ADHD and not me. I'm just glad he is understanding and said he would try to slow down with all the house stuff.
We spent 2.5 hours at Menards buying toilets and every. single. light. for our house except the bathrooms. We also rented a sander to start refinishing the hardwood floors this weekend. We are getting to the point where the house is going to start changing and I'm so excited!
This weekend will be working on the house and celebrating my moms birthday that was last weekend. My family and my brothers family were both busy last weekend so we postponed celebrating until this weekend.
I went back to work Thursday and was absolutely exhausted when I got home. I still can't sleep in my bed and I'm not getting good sleep on the recliner. My H had to work late and couldn't pick up the kids like planned so I did and I really struggled and couldn't get through the evening routine. I had them get cereal out of the pantry for dinner while I laid down and basically just cried. My oldest was so good to me. My middle one too. Little bruiser is being very good and gentle with me, too. I had regret about this surgery, I thought that stage was over. I was upset that I can't physically parent at my best, my oldest stayed by my side and asked what he could do and they hugged me and told me they loved me and I was just a mess. He was so sweet. He told me I will be so happy I did this in two weeks. He ALWAYS rises to the occasion. For every deployment he has experienced, every trip his dad has taken for different tech schools. Both of my big kids understand when I reach my limit and they become wise little people. They are 8 and 10.
Friday was better when it comes to work and stamina. I got better sleep Thursday night. But what also happened this week was that my good friend had a very serious medical emergency and almost died. She is healthy and young. I've cried so much in the last two days. I'm going to see her today. She will have risks for the rest of her life and limitations for a good bit but she is lucky to be alive.
DH is in a mood today. That’s almost his mood all the time. He’s apparently mad he had to take DS to sell popcorn for cub scouts. Even though I arranged it in my schedule to take him and was planning on me doing it. He decided he is not taking him to the camp out tonight which when I look at the weather I kind of agree with. I’m hoping they cancel soccer today. It did nothing but rain all day and it’s still raining this morning. It might stop raining this afternoon but the fields will be a mess and she has a double header.
DH looked at me like I had 3 heads because of a Girl Scout outing today. I had RSVPed no but they said we could still come if rain disrupts soccer. Just got a text fromDH no soccer today!!!!! Hopefully he will be in a better mood now that our obligations went from like 50 things to 1 thing!
Thank goodness for the weekend. I had 8 flights and was in 4 states in a one week period. Late Thursday night I landed back from the east coast. Now my work travel lets up a ton - phew.
DH and I had a fun date night dinner out last night and then shopped and finally agreed on the new living room sofa we’re getting - we’ve been discussing for like a year.
Today both of the older kids had soccer games, and this afternoon/evening my good friend’s daughter turns 2, so we’ll go to their house for a little party.
Tomorrow, our town has a fun Oktoberfest in our neighborhood. There are little kid rides, food, other carnival stuff, and booths with local businesses selling pretty good stuff. Two years ago DS2 was a tiny baby and last year he was still taking a morning nap, so we didn’t go for as long as we wanted. I’m excited to spend more time there this year and maybe get some Xmas gifts checked off my list.
DD has now thrown up two nights in a row. DS is refusing to walk on his heels and says it hurts too much. And I leave at the ass crack of dawn on Monday morning.
DD is not a puker. She has no other symptoms, and has been fine during the day. I’m apparently a hypochondriac, but she’s my former brain tumor kid and we’ve never gone this long in between scans, and that’s where my mind jumps. But I feel ridiculous enough about the jump that I haven’t brought it up with DH because it’s more than likely a routine stomach bug.
Post by covergirl82 on Sept 29, 2019 13:02:20 GMT -5
Friday was my Friday off. I spent the first part of the morning getting the kids ready for school and then I had to finish cleaning out our fridge, as a new one was delivered late morning. We really like the fridge (fridge on top, freezer on bottom), but I had the delivery guys flip the door so it opened the other way. Well that uncovered a factory error - they had screwed the handle in too far and there's little dent and scratch. I called Lowe's and they said the two options would be a new fridge or a discount (like 10-20%), but I'd need to talk with a manager. So I still need to call back to talk with a manager.
Saturday we were going all day long. DD had cheer at 9:00. It poured rain (even though there was no rain in the forecast) for 10 minutes after we got there, so she got soaked. But she was a trooper and battled through. Then we went home for a little while before DS's football game. I had to run to get dog food and a few groceries in that time. DH and the kids made a banner for the team to run through (it was homecoming weekend), and it was a huge hit for the team. They loved it. The 5th/6th grade team that had just finished a game before DS's game started came over and made a tunnel for the team to run through after the banner, which was so cool. Such a fun way to start the game. They won the game, and DS had a touchdown. After the football game we ran home quick so DS could change into his baseball uniform and then we went to a baseball scrimmage for his travel baseball team. After that most of the families went to get pizza, and it was a lot of fun to spend time with them.
We went to church this morning and now we're just relaxing this afternoon! It's rainy and cold here, so a great day to just relax. I may actually get to read a book for a little while.
Post by mommyatty on Sept 29, 2019 19:13:08 GMT -5
Yesterday my body finally had a fit and demanded that I sleep for much of the day. I haven’t been sleeping well at all. Work has been a cluster. Last week was the kids’ Homecoming, which meant going dressed as a theme every day, then Friday they were in a parade, then we set up class tents for tailgating. Went back at 4:00 to decorate tents and coordinate food. Got home around 10:30 after cleaning up, packing up, etc. My kids made it to the bitter end, which surprised me. They were so excited to see the fireworks.
So Saturday, i just collapsed. The good thing is that every day for 2 weeks, I’ve woken up with a migraine, took drugs for it, and then muscled through. After yesterday, no more migraine! We had a kid’s birthday party at 4:00 in the afternoon, so I was up in time for that. Today has also been super low key. My stomach has been unhappy, but I’m no longer exhausted and achy.
Today was my birthday. DH made breakfast and dinner. I got some nice presents, and we went to a movie. I wish the weather was nicer because I wanted to go to the pumpkin patch, but otherwise it was a good day.