Ours was good. DS brought home his class’s Curious George, which turned a “let’s stay in our pajamas all weekend” into “now we need to plan an adventure to take pictures of for the class book.” DH surprised the heck out of me by suggesting the Fort Worth Stock Show. I’ve wanted to take the kids every year, and he always craps on the idea. We went pretty early on Saturday before it got too crowded, and we all just had a great time. Also, DD has entered art into the Stock Show art competition, so we got to see her submission hanging in the museum adjacent to the Stock Show grounds, which was pretty awesome.
Sunday we picked up the kids’ new glasses. Since DS misplaces his at least 3 days a week, we needed a backup pair. And I felt like if we got them for DS because he’s irresponsible, we should let DD get a pair since she’s very responsible and takes good care of hers. They both look adorable, and I think the ones we got DS are more comfortable so maybe he will leave the effing things on his face.
Great minds think alike. I just copied mine over here.
This time of year I get up at 5:30, still dark, and look longingly back to my bed and can't wait until I can return.
Decent weekend, except DD spent the entire weekend obsessing whether or not her second piercing was even. She would go from loving it, to deciding it was uneven. By Sunday, she didn't want it anymore. It was $71. If it was off, no one but her would ever even notice or care. Sunday afternoon, I had had it. Told her to take them out, let it grow back, no you are not going to do it again, because I will never participate in this ridiculousness again. You can do it yourself when you are 18. She is crying. I leave for a church meeting.
I get back and she is happy again. DH, after being at work for most of the weekend, determined that if anything was off, it was her first piercing probably. So he bent her first earing slightly and now she is happy. For now.
I guess sometimes the very practical, utilitarian, man advice works every once and a while.
Post by covergirl82 on Jan 27, 2020 10:27:19 GMT -5
Weekend was pretty good. Saturday DS spent the day in his pajamas (he's so busy during the week that when we have a day where he doesn't have to do anything, I don't care if he stays in his pajamas all day). DD had a softball clinic in the middle of the day; DH took her this week so he could watch the drills for helping her at home. I took my time getting ready Saturday morning and then went grocery shopping midday. I also stopped at a local boutique that was a having a 20% off one item sale, and got another pair of nice jeans for work, since I'll be able to wear jeans all the time at my new job. In the afternoon I worked on posting some items for sale on my local FB sale group and also put a bunch of clothes and toys in a tote to take to a consignment store that buys on the spot.
Sunday was church in the morning and then I helped DS with his Valentine box for school and then worked on transferring personal files I had on my work computer to a thumb drive, made DS's muffins for his school snack, and then took DD to her Odyssey of the Mind practice.
Wednesday this week is my last day at my current job, then I have Thursday and Friday off to mentally unwind before I start my new job on Monday. (Although I have a bunch of errands and DD's annual doctor appointment scheduled for Thursday, so it will be a busy day.) I've been at my current job/employer for 10 years, so I'm a little nervous about starting new somewhere else.
Post by librarychica on Jan 27, 2020 10:37:57 GMT -5
mommyatty H and I went to the Denver stock show a few years ago while on an anniversary trip and it was so much fun!
Girls and I had a nice weekend. We went to a nature preserve event Saturday and they had a great time holding snakes and going for an edible plant walk and then we got tacos. I also go my patio very, very clean as part of my deep cleaning 2020 project. . Next up, the kitchen!
Post by mustardseed2007 on Jan 27, 2020 10:53:34 GMT -5
Fun weekend. Sunday there was a going away party for a neighbor on my street who is moving a few blocks away. The party was hosted by the neighbors good friend and included a bounce house and a catered meal from a restaurant complete with a server for the meal...it was so extra and so totally a sign of how things are on our street. They did invite everyone on the block and it was nice to go out and talk to our neighbors and the kids enjoyed it BUUUT come ON. Is there a bit of jealousy because I'm positive that such a party would not be thrown for us if we were leaving town forever? Maybe. But also, they are moving a few. blocks. away. Again, though, it was fun.
Post by traveltheworld on Jan 27, 2020 11:06:29 GMT -5
We had a good weekend, except I'm back to wondering if DS has no friends. He told me that he invited another boy for a play date and the other boy just said no, without giving a reason. Then DS emphasized that I'm not to text that boy's mom to arrange a play date because "I think X just doesn't want to hang out with me and I don't want his mom to force him to." Made me sad.
DH and I went to watch the new Bad Boys movie last night - it was mindless fun and reminded me of my teenage years. Loved it.
I’m home sick today. Boo. That leaves me with just one person in the office. I got up and tried to shower and realized it wasn’t gonna work. Then I decided it’s not my problem if we’re not staffed appropriately enough for me to take a sick day. I mean jokes on me, because my work doesn’t get done when I’m not there, so it’s just going to pile up.
My job candidate that I think would have worked nicely got the official poo-poo from management. Instead I’m getting a coworker from a struggling department on a 50% trial basis through March.
I warned my boss against this option, but couldn’t be entirely frank with him. I’ve floated the idea by the guy in the past, and it was a hard no since he can’t stand my boss. I am not thrilled.
Weekend was busy. I had to go to a wake on Friday evening, then a funeral on Saturday for a friend's dad. I'd only planned on attending the service, but there were only about 20 people there outside of immediate family, so I stayed for everything. Coming from an Irish Catholic family that married into an Irish Catholic family, we are not used to small affairs like that.
The rest of Saturday was spent shuttling people around while nursing the worst migraine I've ever had. I made fajitas for dinner with my own spices (would not risk the MSG with my headache) and put myself to bed early to sleep it off.
Sunday DH left on a trip, so I had to take both kids to basketball alone. DD1's games are tough because there is nowhere for DD2 to hang out. The gym is tiny. But she found some friends and they ran wild in the hallway right outside the gym, where parents checked on them periodically.
Today I had to re-enroll the kids at their school and it was kind of a difficult decision for me. I'm still contemplating pulling DD1 out. I have until June 15th to do so, but I think that we're too late to go where I think she would really do well. She hasn't taken the entrance exam, and she really needs test prep before that. I wish I wasn't so rattled in the fall and could have done all of this then.
Also today I received a survey on behalf of our Archdiocese, asking for an evaluation on the school and the principal. I was VERY HONEST about my feelings about the principal. This means that I gave her credit for the things that she is doing right, and tore her apart for the things that she is not doing right.
I give no shits about fallout, and there is bound to be some.
traveltheworld , that makes me sad for your DS. Have you thought about checking with his teacher about this?
covergirl82, DS's teachers (there are 2 of them) tend to be very bad email communicators. I was planning to ask for an in person meeting at some point next week to do a general check in on DS's IEP progress, so I'll bring this up then. But I'm not hopeful they'd add much value - there are a few kids in the class who are struggling, and my impression is that the teachers' attention are mostly focused on those kids.
Post by sandandsea on Jan 27, 2020 12:33:26 GMT -5
We had a great weekend. Saturday was busy with basketball, futsal, pinewood derby (ds got third fastest in the whole pack), and church. Yesterday dh went in to work and the boys and I had a home day. We played outside but a mountain lion has been seen several times around the creek near our house so I supervised the outside play more than I normally would have. I finally took down the Christmas tree and got the boys to sit and watch a movie after lunch so ds2 fell asleep and I got a quick nap too! We’ve started playing some Switch games as a family and are having fun with it. Bomber man and overcooked are really fun for 4 players.
Oh and this week at work is going to be hectic so I’m trying to ignore it.
Had a solid weekend. I had gone into it with hopes of catching up on some administrative stuff for the office, but I just needed the full mental break and I'm glad I gave it to myself. I ended up checking email and making a to do list from 5 - 6 AM today and that helped a lot. I think it's a habit I'm going to get into. I'm up that early anyone on days I have the kids, but on my mornings without them it gives me a chance to drink my coffee and feel caught up before I hit the office.
This weekend with beau was really great. It makes me so happy to see my kids excited to see him and he is so good with them. They both made it across some crazy balance beam thing at the play place we were at and after I watched them do it they immediately ran off to get him and show him too. And his reaction was perfect - so much cheering and enthusiasm. Then I got to spend Sunday with him and his son at a family birthday party (my kids weren't there) and it was nice to just get to play with him and chat with him. I'm the first to admit that I'm not a "kid person" and sometimes struggle with dealing with other people's kids. It's shocking to me that it's been such an easy introduction to bring the kids into things, but makes me happy.
Post by mustardseed2007 on Jan 27, 2020 13:15:46 GMT -5
traveltheworld, maybe there are some other kids he could do play dates with? I've done that with DS and I think it DOES help. Even just picking a kid whose mom I like and so inviting them over based on that. The moms haven't stayed long during the play date but a lot of times, kind parent = kind kid. (Of course there are exceptions but so far so good).
Post by supertrooper1 on Jan 27, 2020 13:21:36 GMT -5
It was a pretty good low key weekend. DS had a couple of basketball games and then I just hung out with beau. Work is so today and I'm hoping it stays that way.
supertrooper1, Nope, didn't meet her. She was present at the party and I was too, but it was at a crazy indoor play place and we didn't really have to cross paths. Beau didn't make a point to introduce us so I just blended in with the other parents. He and his ex have a similar messy relationship like my ex and I so I just let it play out however he wanted it to. Did have one mom approach me so pumped to finally meet beau's son's mom and dove right into a conversation about school with me before I could get a word in to clarify. Finally got to explain that nope, I'm not mom, when she took a breath. So that was awkward. lol
mustardseed2007, sounds like our neighborhood. I'm still amused that one family we know moved a few blocks just to be on the exact right cul-de-sac with their friends. That was nice of your neighbors to invite everyone, though.
DS and his friends had fun at his birthday party Saturday, and we had a good triple-date Saturday night. It was supposed to be four couples, but I knew not everyone's babysitters would show and kids would stay healthy and everything, so one couple backed out.
Yesterday was nice and laid back. I'm biting the bullet and starting to try to potty train 2.5-year-old DS2, so that hopefully he's reliably potty trained in four months when the new baby should arrive. Fingers crossed that he catches on quickly like he has with most other things.
traveltheworld , maybe there are some other kids he could do play dates with? I've done that with DS and I think it DOES help. Even just picking a kid whose mom I like and so inviting them over based on that. The moms haven't stayed long during the play date but a lot of times, kind parent = kind kid. (Of course there are exceptions but so far so good).
We've done some play dates in the past, but: (1) they are hard to arrange because most families in our neighbourhood have SAHMs, so no one wants to do play dates on the weekend, and we can only do play dates on the weekend; and (2) even after we arrange it and have those at our house, it seems that they never get reciprocated. I dread having to explain to DS why we are always having play dates at our house instead of him being able to go over to someone else's.
It's an ongoing issue. DS seems to make friends easily - he has lots of kids that he spends time with at school, and seems reasonably popular on his hockey/swim team etc. But he doesn't seem to be able to make good friends that want to hang out outside of school/organized activities. I was quite resigned to that fact until this weekend when he seemed quite sad about it.
DH worked Saturday and tried getting DD to go with and she flat out told him NO. While DH worked for 2 hours DD and I rearranged the living room furniture, vacuumed, cleaned up the kitchen, cleaned the bathroom, cooked and ate lunch, and lots of laundry plus DD went around with the bleach wipes and sanitized all the door handles and knobs all over the house. The rest of the afternoon we chilled and I cooked a big dinner. Sunday we ran to Costco and then had another chill afternoon. DH was very annoyed with us because we didn't want to go do anything especially since the weather was nice out. DD told him that he gets me time and home time all week and that both her and mommy are always on the go so the weekend is for our relaxing me time.
Got a hold of the department of revenue this morning and have been slowly manually entering the annual withholding reconciliation into their software/website. My wrist is already killing me but wearing my brace makes 10-keying not work well. Taking a break for lunch in a few.
186momx- Good for your DD! “Well, gee, DH, since you can’t take 10 minutes for chores in the evening and have to sit on your ass, that means I have to add those to my already long list. So I don’t have the energy to deal with you since you’re recharged and I am so very not recharged.”
You need to stop paying for his therapist. He can find another one or quit going. That bitch is crazy.
We had family night on Friday, which is one of the highlights of the week. It’s nice to have that time to all be together.
On Saturday I went for a long walk with my mom which we do pretty much every day, but it’s one of my favorite times of the day.
My middle DD had one of her friends over which was nice because she is more of an introvert and doesn’t often invite friends to play so I am happy when she does. My youngest son invited 2 of his friends over and also the neighbor boy came over so 4 boys around age 8. So different than girls! We also bought a LoveSac off our neighborhood FB and DH has been wanting one for years so he was so excited! Went to the oldest’s piano recital and she actually did really well even though she never ever practices. Made me rethink asking her to give it up since she doesn’t practice. Then had movie night to watch Beetlejuice so we could use the new lovesac. Haha.
DH took DS out to shoot some clays so the girls and I just had a low key day with laundry, organizing, and relaxing. Oldest made cupcakes and I made a fancy dinner. My niece came over to play with DS after he got home. It was a lovely day.
Post by erinshelley21 on Jan 28, 2020 8:51:21 GMT -5
We managed to get through the weekend without any water emergencies in our house. I ended up having to meet a new client Saturday morning. He is already really annoying by requesting a Saturday morning meeting at 3p on a Friday. When I got home DH was itching to get out of the house so we loaded up and went for a late lunch with the kids, ran a couple errands and took a nap drive. Nap drives are an expensive way to get naps in, but the uninterrupted conversation is wonderful. We lounged for the rest of the evening.
Sunday was church. Its catholic schools week so we had to go. The rest of the day was laundry, organizing and putting bookcases together. I also finished painting the baseboards in the living room so it felt good to get that done.
I'm feeling a little meh this week. I'm going to try so, so hard to get to bed at 9pm the rest of the week. I know I'm not getting enough sleep and that is giving me an easy excuse to not make it to the gym in the mornings. Plus my adderall doesnt work as well if I havent had enough sleep. Adderall not working as well means I get behind and then the whole day is out of whack and then I stay up catching up or zoning out on social media or TV to ignore being behind on life. Rinse and repeat. So, bedtime by 9 it is.