Happy Monday!

[waverly]

We had an eventful weekend.  Friday night was soccer practice.  Saturday was a Girl Scout Women in Nuclear event which was fun for them. I actually had the house to myself and got to watch some of my shows.  The boys went to the lake house to bring in the outdoor furniture.  We may be getting a 3 month rental there from people who had damage to their house and need to move out to have it fixed.  They told our manager that insurance was paying for it. So if that goes through that will be nice.

Sunday, the heat went out in the other rental house.  That sucked, but it turned out to be an easy filter fix, but still stressful for DH.  Girl Scouts had their pancake breakfast. I got there early and then ended up helping for a little bit even though I never signed up then stayed to eat.  Then DH cruised by after trying to work on their heat, around the time DD's shift ended.  He ordered, but by that time it was a mad house and took 40 minutes to get his food.  And they kept running out of eggs, so the meal wasn't that great, but oh well.  It's over with and the girls had fun.  Then in the afternoon DD wanted to go to the mall, so we hit up a few stores.  She can wear a 00 or 0 or an XS in women's but some of the styles are younger and some older, so we tried to hit up some of the younger type stores.  So overall it was a good day.  

DH is going through some things, and his sister called which triggered him.  Then the heat thing triggered him because we had lost heat in our house for 2 weeks in the dead of winter (0 degrees), but we have a high efficiency boiler which is a closed system, so as soon as they open it up they mess it up type thing and we can only have senior techs work on it because junior techs have no idea.  This was a just a regular furnace in their house, so it went much smoother. 

He is irritated though because his family acts holier than thou and better than him instead of being supportive.  And we are hosting his parents for Thanksgiving so he really need to have a more positive attitude.  This is our make up for not seeing family at holidays for 3 years due to Covid.  But you know what, our family is really not that great.  My mom is very loving, but complains ad naseum about everything, no filter.  DH's sister and mom insisted we host her in-laws one year.  We tried to be a good sport and host even though we were not planning on it and her husband doesn't eat anything but beef, so we had to plan the menu around him.  But then his mom spent the entire time telling mean stories about how he was a brat as a teenager/ young adult.  Aren't we all brats then, and we regretted hosting all of them.  Oh and they drove an hour to eat breakfast in our town with our in-laws who drove 5 hours to our town, and DH and the kids were not invited even though we live 5 minutes from the restaurant- so bizarre.  Why not meet up in another town that is in between? Why meet up in our town, 5 minutes from our house and then tell them they are not invited? 

[twinmomma]

I had a super productive weekend, which I needed while the kids were gone. We have the kids 3 weekends in a row coming up and we're traveling for 2 of them, so this was kind of my last chance to get stuff done before the chaos. I got caught up on all the laundry, ran a bunch of errands, and got ahead on homework. I'm proud of myself for getting 3 papers done this weekend so that I don't have to worry about them over the next couple weeks. I can just upload as they're due. Beau worked a ton. He had two huge outdoor events which went really well, despite the pouring rain.

This week should be pretty manageable and low key until we hit the weekend. I was able to find a photographer doing outdoor mini sessions on Saturday, so we'll get some family pictures taken. I'm excited about it! Beau is less so. This morning I told him "I need you to put up a good front and act like you're also excited about the photos. If the kids sense you're not into it and I'm the only one who cares, we've lost." He keeps suggesting ridiculous outfit ideas. Not helpful. The kids also want to put up our Christmas tree and decorations over the weekend.

Then next week we travel for Thanksgiving. I'm feeling a little panicky about flying during the busiest time of year. I've never done it before. But we have short, direct flights there and back so hopefully it all works out!

[waverly]

twinmomma, We flew over Thanksgiving last year, and it went really smooth. I would just allow for extra time, which I like to do anyway since I don't like to stress. I found it to be better than flying over Christmas. It's probably all in my mind, but flying over Christmas was more emotionally charged, and we usually did red eyes back and forth to NYC, so I was glad when that season of my life was over with (traveling for Christmas).

[mae0111]

We had a fun, productive, busy weekend! The kids were off on Friday. DD1 went to a friend's house, so I took DD2 shopping to buy a birthday present for a get together on Saturday. We also picked up a few small Christmas gifts that were on sale. Then DH and I took DD2 to lunch, I picked up a grocery order, and everyone was home and hanging out by dinner time.

Saturday we had an electrician here to work on our basement finishing project. I ran a bunch of errands in between driving the kids around. DD2 went into the city with some soccer friends for a birthday thing - bowling, arcade, pizza, cupcakes, walked a million miles. DD1 went to a school friend's house about 25 mins away - she's finding people in different grades to hang out with, and this person is a year older. They had a great time! DH and I cleaned out our shed and threw out some old outdoor furniture, and then I made him help me wash all the windows.

Sunday morning DD2 had her last 2 soccer games 40 mins away, so we were out the door by 7am. It absolutely poured the whole time, so DH and I set up a pop-up tent thing so that the kids on the sidelines had somewhere to stand. We raced home and got the kids ready, then off to their piano recital. They both played really well. DD1 forgot her music for one duet with her teacher. Unfortunately her teacher forgot it too, so DD1 just played her part by memory without her teacher. It was a bummer because she worked really hard on it.

This week will be busy again. I'm trying to catch up on work because DD1 being home/dr appointments/etc meant that I couldn't get much done. Both kids start basketball, and I'm coaching one team. DD1 is taking the private school entrance exam on Wednesday morning -the only time slot left in this testing season - totally my fault for not scheduling sooner - but that means I can't go into the office as planned... so I have to work that out. I was able to get DD2 a slot on Saturday morning, so that's great. I have a few appointments as well. We are traveling next week so I'm prepping for that as well.

[rere]

Not as productive weekend as I hoped. I have been sleeping horribly, so I was dragging both Friday and Saturday. I did manage to get some cleaning done and bought some Christmas presents, so I am glad I can say I started.

Sunday, same thing. Up at 4. But I took some Benadryl at 6 and slept until 10, so I felt better. I cleaned up a bit, watched some Holiday shows, made some chili and we put out or Christmas decorations to shut up dd. She's ecstatic.

[sdlaura]

Everyone had a nice day Friday with their no school activities (5-year-old camp, skateboard camp, toddler morning with my parents and then the movie for my older kids). Friday night I went to the trampoline park with DD's flag football team. The plan was to be there 5:30-7:30 and then leave before it turns into a dark, teenager-filled "glow party" but the pizza the coaches ordered was taking forever, and so we ended up still being there for that part and some teenagers were being jerks to the girls and it caused some drama. I told DD that the word they were calling them would have been super offensive toward some people, but to use it toward her was just someone being dumb and trying to get a rise out of someone. Next time we'll be out of there by 7:30 pm.

Saturday both older kids had their last regular season rec soccer games. Both played goalie for half the game and neither got scored on, which was fun. They both love to play goalie, but it makes me nervous. My parents had 5-year-old DS2 for a sleepover at their condo Saturday night, which he thought was incredible. We have to surprise him with things like that or he will ask us every 2 minutes about how long until he can go. Then DS1 had his second basketball game yesterday afternoon. They lost 15-25 but played well and had fun. DS1 used to be a total space cadet with sports, but he's so great at paying attention and playing his best lately, which makes me happy, even if he doesn't score any points.

One of the parents at DD's soccer game told me they just booked a trip to the Big Island for spring break, partially inspired by hearing about our fall break trip. But she told me where she was staying and personally I wouldn't stay there - it's a gigantic resort and feels almost Vegas-y. We went down there for something and were eager to get back to the resort where we stayed. We sort of got cut off from talking about it at the game, so I was trying to decide whether to text her later about it. I can be overly interventionist sometimes, and I don't know her all that well. But I figured I'd feel bad if she stayed there and got the same vibe we did and didn't have a great trip. So I ended up texting her later - I said I was sure she'd have a great trip either way, but I wanted to recommend where we stayed. She sent me a nice response to say thanks and that she'd research my recommendation, but I hope I didn't overstep.

[polecat8]

I am so emotionally and physically spent from this weekend.
I was already tired from the all of the activities during the week. On Friday, the kids were off from school. So DS1 invited a friend over while DS2 went to his friend's house. On Saturday, I competed in another taekwondo tournament and it was rough. My ring time was 5:30pm and by the time we started, it was almost 7:00pm. I felt bad dragging DH and the kids there because it was so crowded there. I did not do as well as I had hoped, but I did get a 3rd place in combat sparring. My friend was also in my ring and she was injured pretty badly in the first sparring match. She ended up with a bruised rib and is in quite a bit of pain. After she left to go to the hospital, I then had to spar the person who injured her. Needless to say, I was not in the right headspace for the match and did terrible. The prep for 3 tournaments in 3 months has really taken a toll on my body and mind. Luckily, the next tournament is in February, so I have some time to figure out if I want to continue competing. For now, I am letting my body rest this week and worry about the rest next week.
On Sunday, we took the kids to the Children's Museum for a few hours and then went out for a big brunch. Then we relaxed at home for the rest of the day.
Luckily, our schedule is pretty light this week.

[twinmomma]

Just got a call from the school nurse. Somehow DD2 got decked in the head with a laptop charger? She has a big goose egg on her forehead and it's already bruising. The nurse gave her an ice pack and doesn't think it's a concussion. I can't wait to hear the explanation from DD2 for how the heck this happened....

(Also, that will look lovely in the family photos I booked for this weekend)

[186momx]

My long weekend was okay. Thursday and Friday were a full-on self-care R&R kind of days. It was great. DH was in a crank pot mood Saturday. Sunday DD and I decided to leave grumpy pants and go up and visit my brother for the day. It was great and we don't get to hang with just him very often.

Last week the office was dead. Today has been a zoo.

[sdlaura]

twinmomma, OMG that's crazy. Reminds me of the time in preschool that another kid hit DD in the head with a small metal Eiffel tower statue - very random. I hope she's OK!

[supertrooper1]

It was a pretty good long weekend. Saturday was a retirement party for one of Beau's coworkers. That took most of our day between picking up Beau's son, dropping off DS at my parents' house, driving another hour to the party, over 3 hours at the party, and then back to my parents, Beau's son's house, and another hour drive home. We ended up laying low at home all day Sunday.

[mustardseed2007]

We had a good weekend also. Hugely eventful. Saturday DS had 2 performances of his play wherein he embodied Prince Eric beautifully as well as a seagull and fish.
That same Day DD went off on a Brownie Magic day camp event that she had fun with.
I spent all day that I wasn't at the play, prepping for our school's 5k/1K fun run. My right hand girl got very sick and did not attend so I was really suddenly thrown into a panic. I think it all turned out ok but I don't know.

That sunday of the race started at 4am and the whole race was a total blur of activity until I got home around 11. I then stayed in bed reading the rest of the day. I hope the event went well but I honestly dont know if it did.

[soccermama]

We had a nice long weekend, and I was happy (surprised?) that I stayed in a pretty good mood most of the weekend (haha). If we don't really have any big plans for the weekend, sometimes my mood can go off the rails a bit.

Friday was an "at home" kinda day & got a few things done in the house. Saturday we went out for a late lunch and then a little furniture shopping! We decided on a new rug for our living room (long overdue), and got a new bar table with stools for our deck. Sunday DS had 2 birthday parties to attend (that was a lot!) so we each took a turn taking him & doing other errands also.