Thursday Updates/ TWERKS

[waverly]

Our air bnb is officially done and listed with professional pictures.  I say done, but there are some more supplies coming, so DH will go over there.  But no more furniture to be put together.  If you are looking to rent a house on a lake in the Midwest shoot me a PM, and I'll send you the listing.  3 bedroom, 1 bath, plus finished basement. 

I am so happy the kids are out of school.  DS and DD went to Camp Grandma (first name), and they had a blast.  They said it was more fun than DH's parents which tracks.  

They are both back home now.  I picked them up yesterday, and next week DD gets to do a Zombie GS camp.  She learns archery and pretends to fight Zombies, sounds amazing!

[mae0111]

I think I have DD2’s soccer sorted. I put her in the mediocre local club that really cares a lot about the kids. Without diving too deep, DD2 admitted that a lot of not-great stuff was happening at the club and the kids were getting nasty at the end. The coach acknowledged it, but didn’t fix it. So we made the right choice.

I had an evaluation for ADHD today with the NP that manages DD1’s meds. She agreed that I could use some help, so I’m going to start a very low dose of meds hopefully tomorrow. I’m really excited, but nervous as I have had weird reactions to medication for my whole life. But I dream of being focused and productive…

I’m dreaming of my long weekend alone next weekend. 8 days left.

[mommyatty]

DS is so much better. He is a laughing, silly, giggling mess now. We are upping his dose of meds from the very lowest dose to the next lowest dose because his teacher said he wasn’t quite as focused on new meds as old. But if he starts losing his spark, then F it we are bumping him back down. I’m not losing my happy kid again.

In other news, I have not been sleeping. Two nights ago I dosed myself with NyQuil just to get some sleep and because my back was hurting. I was hoping to break the cycle where I get so overtired my body releases adrenaline and I just cannot sleep. Last night, I just slept like the dead. DH said when he came to bed, I was fast asleep with the lights on and my glasses on, on my back, snoring like a freight train. So he took my glasses off of me and left me to sleep. I felt like a million bucks this morning. I’m hoping I’m on a sleep streak, but I won’t hold my breath.

[traveltheworld]

I finished off two big closings this week at work, so am feeling pretty good overall. I just have to constantly remind myself that ups and downs at my work is normal, and when things feel really bad, I just need to power through and get to the other end of the tunnel.

[supertrooper1]

Beau's garage/shop at his house burned to the ground last night. We had just gone to bed when his son called and said the fire department was on their way and the shop was on fire. It was basically a 1 car detached garage that they had turned into a shop and dog kennels. Luckily there were no dogs in the kennels. They lost their tractor, Beau's grandson's motorcycle, and thousands of dollars in tools and RC cars. A couple of his son's project cars next to the shop were also destroyed. The fire marshal is trying to determine a cause and Beau is battling insurance. I feel really bad for Beau and his son. It seems like there is always something lately and I just want to live a quiet boring life.

[186momx]

Starting next week my dad and I are going to try and trade off on who gets a 4 day weekend by taking Thursday off. Neither of us have vacations planned but we are both getting burnt out. Thursday tend to be slow and we already are closed on Fridays.

DD has so much anxiety over puberty. They have been doing growth and development this week with a guest speaker from Planned Parenthood. From what I've heard it has been a real good lecture series and 100 times better than I remember it being in school. DD and I spent 30 minutes yesterday discussing the difference between pads, tampons, period underwear, etc. The lady doing the lectures recommended they only use pads but that won't work for DD with gymnastics very well. We created a period baggy for her gym bag just in case it has A couple panty liners and a pair of underwear. DD doesn't wear underwear with her leotards so I had her try a pad in her leo and she was like "no way this is worse than a diaper". Then she asked if she could watch me use a tampon next time I have my period. I said okay but jeez I just read the directions. She has her 11yr well check on the 22nd and is very anxious about it too.

[vasc]

supertrooper1 that’s terrible! Any chance there’s foul play?

My dad’s office building experienced a fire 15 years ago. He got a middle of the night call saying it was in flames. It came out that a drunk guy wandered behind the office late at night and found a gas can in the truck bed of a tenant who lived in an apartment above the office. He sloshed gas everywhere and lit a match. While it didn’t burn to the ground, there went plenty of damage from flames, smoke, and water.

[vasc]

186momx I am stunned that 1) your DD is getting any puberty education and 2) it’s through Planned Parenthood of all places! You’re in the PNW right?? That would *never* fly down here in the South. I wish we had even a fraction of that investment in our schools!

[twinmomma]

supertrooper1, I'm so sorry! That's awful! I hope they can figure out what caused it and recoup some money from insurance.

186momx, My girls are super paranoid and stressed about puberty too. We've had a lot of conversations about it lately. They want all the specifics and a timeline for when everything will happen. I think the fact that it's all unknown and could happen at any time is what freaks them out. They want specific tutorials on tampons too. lol I try to just be grateful that I've built a relationship with them where they're comfortable asking me all these details, because that was 100% NOT how I was raised. I have a feeling they're reporting back all my answers to their friends because they're the ones with a mom who will tell it like it is.

[mae0111]

twinmomma, 186momx - I'm way more stressed out about puberty than DD1. She's 12 and showing all the signs of her period being imminent, but nothing yet. She goes to camp in a few weeks and I'm really worried it will happen while she's there. I'm sending her with everything she will need, and I've talked to her about it, but she doesn't want to discuss anything with me.

[supertrooper1]

vasc no signs of foul play. The fire marshal's report was undetermined, but it looks like it started in the corner where they had a bunch of lithium batteries on chargers.

The insurance is saying they don't have to pay because the outbuilding wasn't included on his home owners insurance. This doesn't seem right to me and I know he's going to continue to push since it's probably $110K loss. I hate the Beau feels responsible to replace some of his son's belongings along with his grandson's motorcycle ($2K+) and his son's friend's plasma cutter ($3K+).

[186momx]

vasc she got anatomy and physiology of the reproductive systemd and conception on Tuesaday. Puberty covering physical emotional and social changes Wednesday. Finally Thursday was prenatal development, birth and personal boundaries and consent. Each lesson was an hour and very well done. I think having a professional from planned parenthood or a doctor is better than the teacher trying to teach it. They started each day with ice breakers and having proper respect both on body and speech meaning no gross, eww, and gaging faces. We had the option to opt out of all of this with no questions asked.
Yep I'm in Oregon

[callmekd]

waverly - sending Pm!

[waverly]

Jun 17, 2022 16:14:28 GMT -5 callmekd said:

waverly - sending Pm!

Sent you a PM.