The weekend was busy, but nice. DD2 had soccer Friday evening, then we just hung out at home because DH had been away most of the week.
Saturday was incredibly productive - tons of laundry and I cleaned out the storage closet in the girls' bathroom. It's huge and deep and things get lost... and for whatever reason, my kids don't like to throw away empty shampoo/conditioner/soap bottles... so they throw them back in the closet. DD2 had a friend over, then another friend invited her to see a movie early evening after her friend left. DD1 had 2 basketball games in the afternoon/evening.
Sunday DD2 had soccer in the morning, then we went to my parents' house for lunch. The kids made me cards and DH sent me beautiful flowers. The kids got along for most of the day. DD2 got a new bike a few weeks ago, and DD1's bike needed some repair work. DH picked them up on Saturday, so they rode together for a while after we got back from my parents'. It was nice.
This week will be busy again. Softball tonight and tomorrow night, and it's going to be cold. DD2 has soccer Tues, Thurs, Friday; DD1 has basketball Thursday. DD1 has a b'nei mitzvah to attend on Saturday, so DH will take her while I take DD2 to a birthday party. Then an out of state soccer game on Sunday. DH is thoroughly annoyed by the activity schedule and it taking every opportunity to let me know, even though I handle 90% of it. I just need him to step in for a pick-up here and there when the activities conflict.
I got snapped at for trying to do him a favor, so that was awesome. His brother is having a party in June, and he lives 5 hours away. So I told him to go alone and leave us home since the kids have activities, and to enjoy a kid-free weekend. The following weekend he's taking the kids camping 3.5 hours away, in the direction of his brother's house (giving me a kid-free weekend). He also needs to pick up a new travel trailer and trade in the old pop-up. So I offered that he could just stay at his mom's (near his brother's) for the week, and I would drive the kids 3.5 hours to meet him for the trip, rather than him driving 5 hours out, 5 hours back, then turn around and drive 3.5 hours a few days later - towing trailers each time. And he snapped and yelled at me.
Our week got all shaken up with DD2's positive test yesterday morning. The girls were going to stay here all week because their dad's fiancee and now their dad are positive. But, since DD2 is now positive, we shipped them over there to all be sick together. DD1 is negative, but also went over there. DD2's OCD gets out of control with the thought of being quarantined away from her sister, DD1 has already been exposed, and she's already had it. So we decided to prioritize keeping them together for DD2's mental health vs. DD1's very rare chance of getting COVID again. Beau's son comes back here finally on Wednesday. We haven't seen him in two weeks because of school vacation and then his quarantine at his mom's. We promised to take him to go see the new Dr. Strange movie since he and I are Marvel fanatics and the girls are kind of "meh" about it.
Since we ended up having an unplanned kid-free day yesterday, beau and I spent like 5 hours outside on the patio reading our books and chatting. Then we went and got Mexican food and went to bed early. It was honestly a perfect way to recharge, as much as the reason why it happened sucks.
Busy week ahead. DS and Dh just left for the airport. I have a church committee meeting Tuesday. Dd is trying out for possibility president of her club, so she will be a mess. The banquet is Thursday night.
Plus, this is the last week for my epidemiologist, so I need to meet with him and take over some of those projects. Thankfully DH is off this week and can help some around the house since I am busy.
twinmomma I think you're the only mom ever to get more kid-free time as a result of your kid's positive COVID test - that's awesome that it worked out that way.
We had the most insane but fun 24 hours Friday evening-Saturday evening. DS1 was in single-elimination flag football playoffs Friday afternoon/evening, and they came back to win their first game, so then they played a second game, and won by a lot. So everyone went for frozen yogurt and then DS1, DD and I rushed back home to put the youngest to bed and meet the babysitter. Then DH and I left for LA by 7:30 pm, and got there around 9:15 for the 9:45 pm David Letterman show. It turned out to be a Netflix taping of 3 episodes of his new show - where a stand-up comedian comes out and does a brief set, and then he interviews them. It was super cool. We went to our hotel nearby and went to bed around 1 am, but then had to get up and get on the road by 9 am because the babysitter had to leave at 11 am. Of course there was terrible traffic getting back into San Diego County and when we were 20 miles from our house, the GPS said we still had almost 2 hours to go. I was able to find a neighbor teenager to come over for an hour to relieve the babysitter (who said things went great otherwise).
Then DS2 had his first real birthday party to go to for a preschool classmate who was turning 5 - he thought it was the most amazing thing ever. I took him to that from 1-3 pm, then came home and made a carrot cake for DH with the kids, then got him takeout and we had a birthday dinner for him and gave him a couple presents. I was so exhausted Saturday night, but it was all fun. I'm someone who is very protective of my sleep and routine, but since the pandemic meant so much stuff was cancelled for so long, I'm trying to take more of a "YOLO" attitude these days.
Saturday night I got a good night's sleep and then yesterday was a pretty laid-back Mother's Day. I got all the kids haircuts. DH took the older 3 out for a couple hours during the youngest's nap so I could sit quietly and read my Sunday NY Times. And 8-year-old DS1 wrote me the sweetest card ever.
sdlaura, Ya, it was such a weird turn of events! I do feel bad that she's at her dad's and not here though. He's definitely not the most attentive, caring person when they're sick. I think she was looking forward to snuggling in my bed with me, not being confined to her dad's apartment while he works.
Today has been very quiet and I'm expecting a very quiet work week. My dad is back in the Midwest at his BIL funeral. His 3 sisters don't know he is coming, and he hasn't seen then for over 15 years.
Weekend was blah. The weather was very crappy lots of off and on heavy rain showers so you couldn't do much outside. I bought way too many flowers Saturday morning and planted about half of them. Had to haul all the plants into the garage due to frost advisory last night. DH was in a mopey mood all weekend. He wanted us to take the camper to the coast so I could spend Mothers day over there, which I said no to. Then it was lets go for the day and again I said no as the weather was crap. 4 different Facebook friends of his posted pictures of sunshine and them playing on the beach so he was see we should have gone over all weekend. I just ignored him but his mood really ruined yesterday.
Post by supertrooper1 on May 9, 2022 14:21:31 GMT -5
The weekend was ok. Saturday we did kid stuff like going to the trampoline place and to a little section of rocky beach near our house to let DS and Beau's grandson play.
Sunday we went to breakfast with Beau's family. It was nice for the most part, but the group was too big and I was on the end kind of left out of the conversation. I also had to bite my tongue a couple times with Beau's son and DIL and their lack of parenting. Or maybe I'm just too anal about certain things. We picked up Chinese food for dinner to take to my parents and visited for a few hours.
We had a good weekend. On Friday, DS2 graduated from preschool. He looked so handsome all dressed up and I was on the verge of crying the whole time because my baby is growing up! Soccer was cancelled on Saturday due to the rain. DS1 and I went to a 'Mom and me' class at taekwondo. Then I went to therapy. The kids wanted to give me my Mother's day gifts early because they didn't want to wait any longer. So we celebrated on Saturday. We also went out to dinner. On Sunday, I laid around all day. I did nothing all day and it was everything that I thought it could be. The only bummer is that DS1 started getting sick yesterday. He has a fever and feels crappy, but perks up when I give him ibuprofen. He stayed home from school today. I checked him for Covid, but it was negative. I'll test him again tonight to make sure.
We had a good weekend, and everything went about as anticipated! Saturday was fairly busy with the kids (but productive!). I had a really nice Mother's Day so that was great. DH made brunch, we relaxed some and the rest of the day was busy. DD had her first volleyball game, we went to visit my IL's, and then out to dinner. It was a great day!
This week is the usual stuff, I think. DD has volleyball practice tonight. There is a big spring carnival at DS' school on Friday night, i hope the weather holds out.
Mother's Day didn't go as anticipated and I was a gloomy Gus about it. I want a do over.
I had told DH that I wanted to laze in bed before breakfast and let him take care of things, but he refused to get up also.. so by the time I'd gotten the kids ready and gotten myself ready, he was just leaving to walk the dog. So I didn't get my breakfast out because by the time we got there, the line was already an hour wait.
DH wanted to go out to his parents. His parents house has always been an annoyance for me, so spending my Mother's Day there was very "meh." His dad has really been slowing down, and I honestly don't think he can hear half of what we talk about, so all of the snarky and rude comments I'm usually geared up for didn't happen.
MIL got flowers from DH. I got an.. "I forgot to order you something for our anniversary or Mother's Day, so at the last minute I ordered something that you had bookmarked and I don't know when it will arrive."
I also got the "gift" of a combined 4.5 hours in the car with my kids and the dog, and DD's new habit of asking me questions and then proceeding to tell me that I'm wrong and don't know anything.
Friday, DH was gone. Saturday, DS had a haircut and DD had a birthday party. And I had to make a nest for the GS bridging ceremony. I got assigned to this Bridging Ceremony and it’s a lot of work! Lots of cleaning but you can’t tell now.
Mother’s Day was bowling and mimosas which was fun. And then I took the kids on a bike ride.
Both kids have a cold virus but not Covid. Poor DS was pretty tired so I think I pushed him too hard with the bike ride/ cold combination because he had also done bowling and basketball earlier that day.
Thankfully, this week is so much more chill than last. Last week, we had the culmination of the eighth grade independent projects, which I run, plus BFFs bat mitzvah, soccer tryouts, a field trip, and I’m on a search committee that required a two hour meeting every day. It was intense, and my husband is working on a big case and he hasn’t been home before midnight since last Wednesday. So the weekend was kind of a washout and it’s been kind of sucky. This week, thankfully, after tomorrow is looking better.
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
We threw a party for DD on Sunday. Both kids were really pretty okay at roller skating, which surprised me. DS kept trying even after falling, which is really big for him. I was proud of them both.
We had to do a depression and anxiety screening for DS for his appointment with the ADHD specialist. Omg, it was awful. We absolutely must change his meds like right now. And possibly he will still need an antidepressant.
Today I went to a lunch thing at our company headquarters, which led to a dinner invitation for Thursday with some heavy hitters at my company. That was exciting.
Saturday the kids had play practice and I spent several hours with them helping with costume fitting. It's so chaotic. More than it needs to be. Then DS had a recital. They allowed him to go first so we could duck out after his performance and go to a park birthday party of his BFF in 99 degree weather. Fantastic. We then came home and chilled for an hour before going off to a kentucky derby party. DH, ever the anti social butterfly did NOT want to go but the kids had picked out their hats and were super excited so I was determined to go with or without him and I don't think he liked that visual. He begrudgingly went and of course had fun.
Sunday I lazed about until my mom and sister came over. I had forgotten it was mothers day so I had booked the kids for swim lessons so after about an hour they had to leave and then they spent a couple hours at the pool after lessons, which was great. They came home just as my family was leaving. Basically a very very busy day.
Sadly, saturday was also our school board election and the full slate of anti CRT, anti LGBTQ, anti SEL, and pro book ban people won. I mean, we're in private school but I am so very depressed about the state of our country.
Post by soccermama on May 10, 2022 10:20:44 GMT -5
k3am, ugh, I'm sorry about your Mother's day, that sounds like a bummer of a day for sure. I would have been super pissed at my DH for not stepping up to the plate a bit more!!! (my DH knows he better get it right on certain days or I'm liable to flip my sh!t for sure).
I hope whatever gift he did order you is something you will enjoy!
soccermama, it's some custom made epoxy and walnut coasters. Which sounds really random, I know. I had wanted an epoxy river dining room table, but it wasn't in the budget, so I lowered my sights lol.
He's just always been a shitty gift giver who doesn't pick up on hints. I'm not sure why I ever expect more? Our first holiday together, he was like "oh.. I didn't get you a gift." to which I responded.. that's just what you're saying so that I'm happy with a mix tape that you make or flowers that you steal out of the neighbor's garden." Nope, not at all.