Yay Monday

[mommyatty]

It’s Monday. How was your weekend? What’s this week’s forecast?

[mommyatty]

We had a really good weekend. I’m sorry it’s over. This week, I have a long business trip. Not terribly excited about that but overall I think it will be a good trip. It’s an internal meeting, so lower stress than all the client meetings I’ve been doing recently.

[livinitup]

I had plans to clean out my closet of clothes that are the wrong season or do not fit. It’s quite ridiculous. That did not happen. Instead, my DD and I went to the mall to shop and the 3 of us drove into the city for brunch and overall enjoyed the beautiful weather. I’m glad it turned out that way.

I think the better plan for my closet is to do an hour a day after work. Biting off smaller pieces might actually work.

[twinmomma]

We had a good weekend. Saturday was a crazy busy day but a ton of fun. Our friends had a birthday party for their son and they tend to go all out with it. We were at an arcade/laser tag/axe throwing place for 3.5 hours, then went back to their house for a Chinese food buffet and the kids ran around outside like maniacs. It was exhausting but a lot of fun.

Beau's son has a cough that we know is just asthma/allergies and he's otherwise totally fine. When he's busy and playing it doesn't phase him at all. But conveniently at bedtime and then this morning for school he was coughing like a maniac and asking if he should stay home and go to the doctor. I'm proud of beau for shutting it down and making him go to school on time and suck it up. I realize that probably sounds harsh, but it's one of the first times beau hasn't caved and is realizing that his son milks the asthma thing big time thanks to his mom.

[polecat8]

What a beautiful weekend! The temps were 75 and sunny on both days. Now the temps are in the 60s, but still sunny. Next week we'll see 40s and flurries.
It's going to be a busy week.
Tonight is taekwondo for DD, DS1, and me.
Tomorrow I am working the election polls from 6am - 9pm.
I am teaching class on Wed evening.
Thursday is more taekwondo.
No plans for Friday evening.
Saturday is a taekwondo tournament for me.
Somewhere in all of that, I have to practice for the tournament and also work my regular full-time job (except Tuesday).

[mae0111]

We had an amazing weekend. DH and I took Friday off and drove to a local beach resort for the weekend. We went to the spa, took long walks to enjoy the crazy warm weather, ate good food, and had some good talks.

We came home yesterday and ran out the door to go to an open house at a school for DD1 to consider for next year. She shut it down quickly and said no. It didn't have a lot of what she was looking for, but it's significantly less expensive than the other option we're considering (like 35% of the cost).

When we got home, DD1 showed me a blister on her toe. Seemed strange, but she wore my cowboy boots to a dance Friday night so maybe they pinched her?? Then complained of a sore throat - fine, DD2 had a cold, now probably DD1's turn. Woke up today with a rash on her hands and more blisters on her feet... HFM... she's never had it, seems appropriate to get it at age 13... has her big piano recital on Sunday and now her hands are killing her so she can't practice... what a mess. But the school nurse said as long as no fever or exposed blisters, she can come back.

This week is busy. I have school-related zooms tonight and tomorrow. DD1 has therapy zoom and both kids were supposed to have piano but I assume we are canceling. DD2 will have soccer twice, I think. The kids have Friday off, so I made reservations to go to a small amusement park with an incredible light display. We won't go if DD1 isn't better, obviously, which means I'll lose the tickets. The kids have outgrown the park but I bought the tickets on Black Friday 2019 to use in 2020, and they never opened back up until now.

[rere]

Saturday Morning we had a power outage. I was so thankful they got my power on in time for coffee, I ran out there to give the linemen some banana nut bread from Dds work in my fuzzy pink bathrobe and tennis shoes.

Sunday morning I spent 2 hrs at urgent care with Dd, she has been sick for 10 days and already seen once. This time she got a steriod and antibiotics, so hopefully it will clear up.

I have to finish some reports this week but we are off 1/2 day tomorrow to vote and Friday for Veterans day so yay!

One of my staff is working on a service project for Veterans day with some high school kids. They are sending a care package to Ds. Too sweet.

[mustardseed2007]

Gosh so much stuff has happened. Last week we figured out we had a leak in the kitchen. By Friday the leak was fixed, reclamation people had ripped out our lower cabinets and carpet in our office. Giant fans, mold agent and plastic sheeting are up.

Just in time for DD and I to leave for a girl scout overnight camp. I'm so tired and everything is sore from all the running around. While we did that DS was honored for winning a writing competition along with some of his classmates and a bunch of kids from other schools. He dressed up in a little suit it was so cute. We got home and then packed up to go to a hotel.

This week I have to prep for our school's 5K and 1K race of which I'm the race director. Saturday DS is Prince Eric in the Little Mermaid Jr and Sunday is the race. So this weekend is just barreling towards us and I'm so over it.

[traveltheworld]

DS came down with the flu on Saturday - threw up and developed a fever. He slept all day yesterday which kind of freaked me out as he has never done that before. He does seem to be better today. We leave on vacation in 3 days, so I'm hoping he's fine by then.

So it was a pretty quiet weekend. We watched a few movies and just laid low.

[supertrooper1]

It's snowing! First lowland snow of the year and isn't expected to accumulate.

It was a good 3-day weekend. I took Friday off since DS didn't have school. We went out to lunch and bowling.

Saturday, Beau and I ran some errands before heading to a late Halloween party at his cousin's house. It turned out to be an eventful night. Beau's first cousin surprised everyone and got married. His granddaughter ordained online just so she could marry them. Then we were outside around the fire, the teenage kids were driving around their property with a beater car, and it caught on fire. Everyone started freaking out that it was going to explode like in the movies. Three fire extinguishers and a hose couldn't put it out, so they called the fire department. I was amazed at how quickly the rural volunteer fire department arrived and put it out. There was nothing left of the car and the fire department probably didn't need to be called since it wasn't going to catch anything else on fire. But it added to an eventful night!

[waverly]

Nov 7, 2022 10:20:33 GMT -5 rere said:

Saturday Morning we had a power outage. I was so thankful they got my power on in time for coffee, I ran out there to give the linemen some banana nut bread from Dds work in my fuzzy pink bathrobe and tennis shoes.

Sunday morning I spent 2 hrs at urgent care with Dd, she has been sick for 10 days and already seen once. This time she got a steriod and antibiotics, so hopefully it will clear up.

I have to finish some reports this week but we are off 1/2 day tomorrow to vote and Friday for Veterans day so yay!

One of my staff is working on a service project for Veterans day with some high school kids. They are sending a care package to Ds. Too sweet.

I am having the same issue with DS.  Should I take him back today?  He was seen Saturday and tested positive for influenza.  Problem is, its been 10 days, and he had a fever for 7 days.  Fever broke, but he is feeling worse.  I feel like he needs more in order to get back to school.  

[librarychica]

We had a fantastic weekend! I’m currently in DC for work so we took the kids out of school on Thursday and Friday and did a long weekend as tourists. Checked out Air and Space, Natural and American history, the zoo, many monuments. They haven’t been before and we all had a wonderful time. I am so glad we brought them.

I’m here until Thursday night and Florida looks to be getting some tropical weather Thursday (really? In November?) so I’m just crossing my fingers that I don’t get stuck. DD2 has her birthday party on Sunday and I need to be home and prepared!

[sdlaura]

Sorry for the sick kids! There is so much going around. DS1 is home today - nothing obvious like a fever but said his tummy and head weren't feeling great, and since DH is WFH it was no big deal to let him stay home. Both little boys puked overnight Saturday, but we're pretty sure it was something they ate and they were fine by the morning.

DD had a softball tournament this weekend which was really fun. They advanced Sunday but didn't make it to the championship game. So she had four softball games total - two Saturday and two Sunday. Both older kids also had soccer games Saturday, plus we had a bday party at a park for one of DS2's TK friends. There was also a big skateboard event with some Olympians at our YMCA, so that was cool. They set up a gigantic ramp right outside DS2's TK building. We were at the Y anyway for soccer, so got to check that out. Our elementary school had their fall festival yesterday with a bunch of bouncy houses and games. Oh, and DS1 had his first basketball scrimmage. DD missed her scrimmage and didn't get to go to legoland with her friend because of softball. We'll try for another weekend. So, it was quite a whirlwind!

This week isn't terrible work-wise - it's like the calm before the storm next week when all my clients try to pack everything they want to get done before December into one week, so they can take off for Thanksgiving. I am hosting a web panel today for women leaders in my industry, so I'm both nervous and excited about that.

[twinmomma]

Beau may not survive two tween/teen girls around. LOL This morning the girls were bickering like crazy and I refused to get involved and referee because it was just stupid. Eventually, DD2 stomped off to their bedroom and slammed the door. I chose to ignore it rather than feed the drama because it was 8 AM and I really didn't care that much. And, the quick door slam and pouting for five minutes got it out of her system and we all moved on with our days. I wasn't going to make our morning miserable by getting into it with her.

But beau just popped into my office to ask how I was planning on addressing that behavior and the door slamming. I told him I wasn't and I was choosing to pick my battles and this didn't rise to the occasion of a battle. He told me he disagrees, but is letting me take the lead since it's the girls and they're mine. (That's our general parenting approach with the kids - we each take the lead on our own kid and the other adult backs up that decision) He's an admittedly stubborn guy and I think the stubborn drama of these two girls is going to give him a run for his money. I let it roll off my back much more easily.

[rere]

Nov 7, 2022 12:11:36 GMT -5 waverly said:

Nov 7, 2022 10:20:33 GMT -5 rere said:

Saturday Morning we had a power outage. I was so thankful they got my power on in time for coffee, I ran out there to give the linemen some banana nut bread from Dds work in my fuzzy pink bathrobe and tennis shoes.

Sunday morning I spent 2 hrs at urgent care with Dd, she has been sick for 10 days and already seen once. This time she got a steriod and antibiotics, so hopefully it will clear up.

I have to finish some reports this week but we are off 1/2 day tomorrow to vote and Friday for Veterans day so yay!

One of my staff is working on a service project for Veterans day with some high school kids. They are sending a care package to Ds. Too sweet.

I am having the same issue with DS.  Should I take him back today?  He was seen Saturday and tested positive for influenza.  Problem is, its been 10 days, and he had a fever for 7 days.  Fever broke, but he is feeling worse.  I feel like he needs more in order to get back to school.  

They said hers went into a sinus infection. So they gave her everything since she has been sick for a while.

[k3am]

After pressing the issue with DS's doctors, we finally have his appointment with the ENT this afternoon.. and of course, it seems like he's finally over the cough that's been plaguing him since AUGUST. He's still congested and coughing, but nowhere near like he was. So who knows? DH and I are both kinda feeling like jerks for being weirdly annoyed that he's starting to get better.

[waverly]

We are early voting location. Today, we are not open for voting.  We have no election machines or judges and that is run by County clerk not us. They need to get ready for the precinct election tomorrow, you know for election day.

So many people did not click fully on the website link to see our days/ hours on the County Clerk website.  Then, get mad at us that they drove all the way out here. If you are making a long drive then maybe click on the link, and also our website is correct as well. They say did you know the website is wrong?  Which website because it is not ours and it is not the County Clerk's.  We've triple checked them a billion times.  (Click on the date/ time link, people).  Also, don't get mad when the ballot box is closed.  Your lack of preparation is not my emergency.  Maybe just vote at your precinct, you know like you used to do with no issues before early voting was as widespread.  There are deadlines for a reason.  No, you can't vote in the election 2 months after the election.  

1 more day. 1 more day. So many questions. We have nothing to do with any of it, we are simply a location.

[k3am]

They tried to scope DS, but failed. We got an X-ray done, but my guess is it won’t show anything. And we’ll spend all of cold and flu season being annoyed.

[mommyatty]

After having been on a hiring streak, my group announced yesterday they had laid a person off. They apparently did that throughout the country for sales staff. It hit me hard. I’m still processing it.

This is on the heels of announcing we were moving to unlimited PTO, which has caused all kinds of angst. I’m not sure how I feel about it since we have a culture that really values work-life balance. I think it’ll be fine, but I’m taking a wait and see approach.

[k3am]

Vent: We live in CA. Rain is rare. Neither kid has a rain jacket. Or shoes that water won't penetrate. Or an umbrella. My ONLY work shoes are Rothy's that don't hold up in the rain. My rain boots are old and falling apart.

This is our third day of RAIN this month. Not just light sprinkles, but soaked on a short dash to the car if you time it wrong type rain.

And the minute I buy rain appropriate gear for everyone? Well, Murphy says that I'll eliminate any chance of it raining again until the kids have outgrown anything I purchase.

[waverly]

Someone made a appointment and never showed. I looked up their phone number and they are in the next state over, and apparently called the wrong place.

Dear people who never showed,

I hope that when you arrive at the desk and ask for me, there is at least someone there that can help you. 1. Figure out you called the wrong place in the whole other wrong state. And 2. Assist you with the reason for the appointment.  At least they called the correct country, because I've gotten emails from out of the country also.  

Signed,
I can't help you if you don't know where you are calling.  PS (that 15 minutes commute is actually 2.5 hours).  

[186momx]

DD has been trying to connect with her counselor at school. She sent an email 10/24 and hasn't heard anything. Guess counselor was out sick and then DD was out. DD has tried connecting with her at breakfast time because that is when her teachers told her she could talk to her. Still nothing as she hasn't been at breakfast. DD talked to another counselor yesterday saying she needs to talk to Ms M and she emailed her and didn't get an answer. The other counselor said she would send her a message and told DD to try emailing again. DD wants to talk about her schedule for 2nd tri-mester that starts on the 28th and about her not wanting to go to school.

For health DD wrote that she learned nothing from the movie (super-size me) the class watched and was not making any changes to her diet. She got it returned with try again. DD doesn't want to make stuff up when she didn't learn anything new. Do teachers really want kids to make up stuff to do an assignment? I can't wait for conferences next month.

[waverly]

Nov 8, 2022 16:22:46 GMT -5 186momx said:

DD has been trying to connect with her counselor at school. She sent an email 10/24 and hasn't heard anything. Guess counselor was out sick and then DD was out. DD has tried connecting with her at breakfast time because that is when her teachers told her she could talk to her. Still nothing as she hasn't been at breakfast. DD talked to another counselor yesterday saying she needs to talk to Ms M and she emailed her and didn't get an answer. The other counselor said she would send her a message and told DD to try emailing again. DD wants to talk about her schedule for 2nd tri-mester that starts on the 28th and about her not wanting to go to school.

For health DD wrote that she learned nothing from the movie (super-size me) the class watched and was not making any changes to her diet. She got it returned with try again. DD doesn't want to make stuff up when she didn't learn anything new. Do teachers really want kids to make up stuff to do an assignment? I can't wait for conferences next month.

They want her to pick a fact from the movie. I think I learned something new from it as an adult so I expect there is something she learned. But I think she’s taking the question more literally than it needs to be. Just write about a fact from the movie. I feel like she is fighting a system that she needs to learn to game (not lie).

[mommyatty]

waverly, that was my thought too. Like did she know ahead of seeing the movie that you were statistically more likely to be asked to super size your meal in the south than in the north? Or how many steps people take per day in New York vs Texas? Or what a “super user” of fast food is? Those were all new things I learned. I think it’s fine go say you’re not changing your diet, but I’ve never seen a documentary that I learned absolutely nothing from. And I don’t like documentaries for the most part.

[k3am]

Tuesday vent.. my moms friend died. He had a dog. My mom is in the process of making arrangements to take the dog into her home. She hates dogs. She’s allergic to dogs. She can barely walk herself in her own house without falling.

15 years ago, I think a dog would have been a good idea for companionship and keeping her active, but this is a terrible idea.

[k3am]

DH still has his job and supposedly no one on his team is impacted by the layoffs. His work bestie is still employed. Our neighbor is not. Still waiting on more details, but it sounds like his team will be feeling the broader effects. He's expecting a day of pretty much lazy (no work) chaos followed by more (work related) chaos as things shift around in the new landscape.

[186momx]

mommyatty, waverly, I agree DD is being stubborn on the health assignment. I haven't seen that movie but yes she probably did learn some new fact. I told her to bring her health notebook home so she could redo the assignment on her no school days this week. DD did meet with both her counselor and the assistant principle yesterday about her not wanting to be at school because she is bored. DD said they were sympathetic but said going to school was the law and she needed to talk with her teachers about getting more advance work or extra work. DD also found out she won't be returning to academic support to get assistance with her writing because that class won't be working writing 2nd semester.