Post by librarychica on Jan 22, 2021 9:41:45 GMT -5
My low-key week went awry yesterday as seemingly my entire company attempted to fit a week of work into Thursday. So here I am, working on my scheduled day off. I don’t think I am very good at this 4/10 schedule yet, I work way more OT than I used it. But it’s almost the weekend! Any plans?
We are taking my dad kayaking tomorrow down the river near his house. We went all the time as kids but haven’t gone together in years. It’s a state scenic river so I am very excited.
Post by sandandsea on Jan 22, 2021 10:25:14 GMT -5
I got a 7Am call From my brother which is never good. It’s a different time zone so my brother always waits until 7 to call. My dad was in a car wreck this morning but is thankfully ok amazingly. Someone pulled out right in front of him off a country road onto a highway where he was going 55-60mph. Totaled both cars but all humans are okay.
Work is crazy, life is crazy, but we have no plans this weekend other than me working.
sandandsea , I'm so glad your dad is ok! That's really scary!
I'm ready to RELAX tonight. No kids, so the house will be peaceful after a crazy week. On top of the inauguration, we had beau's son's birthday, a doctor's appointment for DD2, PTA meeting, and I've had to hop back on to the computer after dinner and work until 8 or 9 at night almost every day. I just want to sit in silence for a few minutes and not have to DO anything tonight.
My annual review is this morning, so I'm hoping for a good raise to come my way! Fingers crossed!
Post by supertrooper1 on Jan 22, 2021 12:20:49 GMT -5
Not much planned this weekend. Beau's son is out of town so we'll be taking care of his dogs. The weather is supposed to be beautiful but cold tomorrow, so we may end up going riding. Sunday and Monday are supposed to snow, so we may just hunker down and enjoy being warm inside. Beau's cousin that he's really close to had massive heart attack last night, so we need to figure out something to do for the family. I'm not sure what we can do since we can't go to the hospital.
librarychica I also feel like everyone tried to fit too much work into a short week. And my older kids are home on Fridays so I never get as much done.
DS1 turns 7 tomorrow! And it's supposed to rain, in San Diego, for the first time in a long time. We're going to try to have 5 kids outside/distanced for a slice of cake and a little bit of masked play. We'll see.
librarychica I also feel like everyone tried to fit too much work into a short week. And my older kids are home on Fridays so I never get as much done.
DS1 turns 7 tomorrow! And it's supposed to rain, in San Diego, for the first time in a long time. We're going to try to have 5 kids outside/distanced for a slice of cake and a little bit of masked play. We'll see.
My kids love the rain. We do gutter races where they choose a stick, paint the tip and see who makes it to the sewer drain first. They will play outside in the rain and puddles for an hour or more. They love it!
I have a concrete guy coming to look at our backyard tomorrow. One of the decks that we have is low to the ground and is falling apart. If we get a good deal to do concrete, then we'll do that instead of resurfacing. I also need to get my brother to come out and figure out how much it will cost to resurface the rest of the deck. Other plans for the weekend include getting my workouts done and catching up on work and class prep. It is going to be cold and windy all weekend, so I don't mind staying home.
My review went really well! Had a really solid conversation with my boss, talked about the bandwidth challenges I'm having. It was really reassuring to hear that everyone on the senior leadership team is feeling the same thing, so we're going to figure things out to address it. Also got a 4% raise, woohoo! This year wasn't our best as a company and my work definitely wasn't out of this world, so I was really happy to get that.
I have a crazy idea for a house that's on the market. It's in my dream neighborhood - my kids go to school in a different part of town than where we currently live. This new house is in the part of town mapped to their school, so they'd be able to take the bus and live in a neighborhood with a lot of their friends. It's dated. The kitchen and bathrooms are nothing special but functional. Here's my vision though - it has an "in law" apartment upstairs that's got two bedrooms with a full bath, tiny kitchenette, and a living room area in between them. So, the kids could essentially have the entire second floor to themselves as bedrooms/hang out space/kid bathroom. Then beau and I would have a master bedroom and full bath on the first floor AND there's another small bedroom on the first floor that can be my home office. We would have to rip out the kitchenette in the in law area and revamp that space a little. But how hard and expensive can it be to rip out stuff as opposed to putting it in, right? Then I figure we could do the cosmetic updates to the kitchen and bathrooms later. I don't really care much about the fanciest counters and tile if the space is good for what we need. Am I insane?
twinmomma I think it's a great idea to buy something livable and in a good location. You can always do cosmetic upgrades later!
We bought our house 11 years ago and it was in a great location (12 houses from the elementary school), but was dated and also a short sale, so not in the best shape. We did some cosmetic upgrades immediately (mostly paint), then we've been saving up and upgrading things whenever we have saved enough money. We did the kitchen 3 years after moving in, I updated the upstairs bathroom a bit myself, the downstairs bathroom we had done a couple years later, then outdoor living room, then front yard, then indoor living room. We save up and improve something every year or two and it has worked out well. I think your plan sounds great!
twinmomma - I agree! That sounds amazing! You should go for it!
So on a scale of 1-10... opinions please... DD2 has a friend in her class that she saw quite a bit over the summer, but less outside of school since the year started. But I’ve been driving her friend home probably 2-3 times a month since Sept. It tacks on about 10 minutes to our 25 minute ride, and I’ve never asked for anything in exchange. The girl’s grandmother is sick so her mom tries to see her when she can.
This week, I had to say no when she asked for the ride. With the new puppy I needed to get home, and truth be told, I was totally overwhelmed all week. I apologized, told her absolutely another time.
Today her daughter invited everyone from their little crew over after school except for DD2. She was crushed. She really felt awful. The mom greeted me breezily and loaded all the kids into her car.
So... would you let this roll off your back? I know she will be asking for a ride again soon. Be the bigger person? Try to discuss it? Or just say no going forward?
twinmomma not crazy. Time consuming but not crazy.
mae0111, how old is DD2? I might mention it to the mom. Something like hey DD was really crushed today when she wasn't invited over today, not sure what the whole story is and I want to reassure her.
I highly doubt her mom would intentionally snub you for not bringing her home one day. Especially if she plans on asking again. However, she might be oblivious to what was going on or there was a miscommunication somewhere.
I see the chiropractor at 4:40. He has been out due to surgery for 5 long weeks. Getting take out for dinner and have nothing planned all weekend. Possible snow in the forecast which means no snow just chilly and rainy. I need to do a bunch of meal prep and household chores this weekend and I hope to sleep in both days.
mae0111, I probably would just let it go. As far as giving the kid a ride again. If it worked for my schedule and I was free I would give her a ride. If you know the next few weeks are going to be hard. I would give the mom a heads up that life has gotten wonky and you don't have the extra 15 minutes to spare to give a ride but things should settle back down end of February.
She will absolutely ask again. I’m sure it didn’t occur to her to invite DD2, but that’s a big part of what’s pissing me off. She knows I go out of my way for her - she has said so on a number of occasions. It just would not occur to her that DD2 might be upset because she just... can’t see that type of stuff, you know? She’s the type of person that nothing is a big deal unless it happens to her... you know?
So she will ask again, probably next week. And I either have to get over it and let her use me to make her life easier, or say no and run the risk of DD2 getting shut out again...
Puppy watch 2021: they're going to fly him after all. Wednesday arrival. =D I'm hopeful he arrives while the kids are at school so he can get acclimated before the madness starts. I guess I'll be spending the weekend trying to buy the last few things on our list without the kids noticing...
twinmomma - I agree! That sounds amazing! You should go for it!
So on a scale of 1-10... opinions please... DD2 has a friend in her class that she saw quite a bit over the summer, but less outside of school since the year started. But I’ve been driving her friend home probably 2-3 times a month since Sept. It tacks on about 10 minutes to our 25 minute ride, and I’ve never asked for anything in exchange. The girl’s grandmother is sick so her mom tries to see her when she can.
This week, I had to say no when she asked for the ride. With the new puppy I needed to get home, and truth be told, I was totally overwhelmed all week. I apologized, told her absolutely another time.
Today her daughter invited everyone from their little crew over after school except for DD2. She was crushed. She really felt awful. The mom greeted me breezily and loaded all the kids into her car.
So... would you let this roll off your back? I know she will be asking for a ride again soon. Be the bigger person? Try to discuss it? Or just say no going forward?
My guess is she assumed dd was busy too this week and not available since you couldn’t give the ride. I’d let it go and not mention it or invite the daughter for a play date for more bonding.
twinmomma - I agree! That sounds amazing! You should go for it!
So on a scale of 1-10... opinions please... DD2 has a friend in her class that she saw quite a bit over the summer, but less outside of school since the year started. But I’ve been driving her friend home probably 2-3 times a month since Sept. It tacks on about 10 minutes to our 25 minute ride, and I’ve never asked for anything in exchange. The girl’s grandmother is sick so her mom tries to see her when she can.
This week, I had to say no when she asked for the ride. With the new puppy I needed to get home, and truth be told, I was totally overwhelmed all week. I apologized, told her absolutely another time.
Today her daughter invited everyone from their little crew over after school except for DD2. She was crushed. She really felt awful. The mom greeted me breezily and loaded all the kids into her car.
So... would you let this roll off your back? I know she will be asking for a ride again soon. Be the bigger person? Try to discuss it? Or just say no going forward?
My guess is she assumed dd was busy too this week and not available since you couldn’t give the ride. I’d let it go and not mention it or invite the daughter for a play date for more bonding.
Maybe? She asked for a ride on Wednesday and I said that I needed to get home because DH was tied up and I had to get the puppy out of the crate. It’s an hour for me round trip and an extra 15 mins makes a difference when training a puppy (which she knows - she has a dog). So busy that day, but nothing about today.
Oh well. DD2 was just so upset and she usually lets that stuff roll off her back. She was sad until bedtime and I just hate to see that. We didn’t discuss it beyond a quick talk after school but she was clearly bothered.
Post by mustardseed2007 on Jan 23, 2021 13:00:43 GMT -5
campermom,Today on Saturday? Good luck!!! Thinking about you!
I got a vaccine appointment too and so did my husband and sister. I qualify because...well I'm obese now. And my sister and husband are both missing parts of their lungs (1/4 of 1 lung in my husband's case, 1 whole lung in my sisters case). I'm so relieved that my sister and husband have the appointment.
And they got them the day I found out DS' BFF's mom tested positive for COVID. Luckily they don't go to school together and we haven't seen her in over a week. Her mom started having symptoms yesterday so we should be fine. But it's just another close shave.
Wow - we are nowhere near close to getting the vaccine. My mom got a dose, I think, because she works at a hospital. But my dad hasn’t even been notified that he can get on a list. He’s 73 and has some lung issues.
Our town just announced that seniors can start to get on the list, but there’s no talk of when the vaccines will actually happen.
I’d imagine that DH and I will get ours some time around Christmas.
Wow - we are nowhere near close to getting the vaccine. My mom got a dose, I think, because she works at a hospital. But my dad hasn’t even been notified that he can get on a list. He’s 73 and has some lung issues.
Our town just announced that seniors can start to get on the list, but there’s no talk of when the vaccines will actually happen.
I’d imagine that DH and I will get ours some time around Christmas.
You’re in MA right? My MIL was able to get hers yesterday.
Our county hasn’t even made it thru vaccinating all our healthcare workers and over 75’s... somehow a group of teachers were able to get vaccinated at a local hospital that instructed them to designate themselves as “healthcare workers.” People are either totally pissed or don’t see what the big deal is.
We are still 1a healthcare workers here as well. The entire state is supposed to be phase 1b starting Monday, but some health departments have already said they won't be. Apparently, my profession is listed as 1b in like 5 health departments, but not the rest. I'm like whatever at this point, but I signed the list for the department that lists mine as 1b because it's right by where I live. It's just a list to be informed, not an appointment.
For those making appointments already, how did you make them and where? Online? With your local health department or a hospital? And how far out are your appointments? I'm just curious what it will look like here when it opens up. Probably crazy.